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Matthew 13:44-50 CEV
(44) The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. A person like that is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.
(45) The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is looking for fine pearls.
(46) After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.
(47) The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a lake and catches all kinds of fish.
(48) When the net is full, it is dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish. They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away.
(49) That's how it will be at the end of time. Angels will come and separate the evil people from the ones who have done right.
(50) Then those evil people will be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their teeth in pain.
Matthew 13:44-50 BBE
(44) The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
(45) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
(46) And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.
(47) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
(48) When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.
(49) So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good,
(50) And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
Matthew 13:44-50 NWT
44 "The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and for the joy he has he goes and sells what things he has and buys that field. 45 "Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a traveling merchant seeking fine pearls. 46 Upon finding one pearl of high value, away he went and promptly sold all the things he had and bought it. 47 "Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a dragnet let down into the sea and gathering up [fish] of every kind. 48 When it got full they hauled it up onto the beach and, sitting down, they collected the fine ones into vessels, but the unsuitable they threw away. 49 That is how it will be in the conclusion of the system of things: the angels will go out and separate the wicked from among the righteous 50 and will cast them into the fiery furnace. There is where [their] weeping and the gnashing of [their] teeth will be.
Matthew 13:44-50 ALT
(44) "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like treasure hid in the field, which a person having found hid, and as a result of his joy, he goes, and all, as much as he has, he sells, and buys that field.
(45) "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a person, a merchant, seeking precious pearls,
(46) who having found one very valuable pearl, having gone away, has sold all, as much as he has, and bought it.
(47) "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a dragnet having been cast into the sea, and having gathered together [fish] of every kind,
(48) which, when it was filled, when they dragged [it] up again on the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good [fish] into containers, but they threw out the rotten [fish].
(49) "In this manner it will be at the conclusion of the age. The angels will go out and will separate the evil [ones] out of [the] midst of the righteous [ones]
(50) and will throw them into the furnace of fire [or, the fiery furnace]. In that place [there] will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!"
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation