“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,

“天国又好像网撒在海里，聚拢各样水族，

“天国又好比网撒在海里，聚拢各种鱼类，

“天国又好比网撒在海里，聚拢各种鱼类，

“天国就像一张渔网，撒在海里捕到了各种鱼。

“天国又好像一个网，撒在海里，网到各样的鱼。

“天国又好比一张渔网撒在海里，网到了各种鱼类。

天國又好像網撒在海裏，聚攏各樣水族，

「天國又好比網撒在海裏，聚攏各種魚類，

「天國又好比網撒在海裏，聚攏各種魚類，

「天國就像一張漁網，撒在海裡捕到了各種魚。

“天國又好像一個網，撒在海裡，網到各樣的魚。

『天國又好像拖網撒在海裏，聚攏着各樣的水族。

「天國又好比一張漁網撒在海裡，網到了各種魚類。

又天國猶罟施於海、集諸水族、

天國猶罟、施於海、集諸水族、

天國又如網施於海、集諸水族、

天國又如施罟於海、網羅所有鱗介、

“ Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.

“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net. It was let down into the lake. It caught all kinds of fish.

“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.

“ Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind.

“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;

“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

“ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

“ Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

“ Follow me,” he told them,“ and I will make you fish for people.”

They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions while they feast with you.They have eyes full of adultery that never stop looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path and have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of wickednessbut received a rebuke for his lawlessness: A speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.These people are springs without water, mists driven by a storm. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first.For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit, and,“ A washed sow returns to wallowing in the mud.”

Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles— a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.And you are arrogant! Shouldn’t you be filled with grief and remove from your congregation the one who did this?Even though I am absent in the body, I am present in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who has been doing such a thing.When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,hand that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough?

For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.

When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared.The landowner’s servants came to him and said,‘ Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’“‘ An enemy did this,’ he told them.“‘ So, do you want us to go and pull them up?’ the servants asked him.“‘ No,’ he said.‘ When you pull up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them.Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but collect the wheat in my barn.’”

“ So the servant came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his servant,‘ Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’“‘ Master,’ the servant said,‘ what you ordered has been done, and there’s still room.’“ Then the master told the servant,‘ Go out into the highways and hedges and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.

There were indeed false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.Many will follow their depraved ways, and the way of truth will be maligned because of them.They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.

Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.They all ate the same spiritual food,and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.Nevertheless God was not pleased with most of them, since they were struck down in the wilderness.Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.Don’t become idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to party.Let us not commit sexual immorality as some of them did, and in a single day twenty-three thousand people died.Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.And don’t grumble as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.These things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.And no wonder! For Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.So it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and you may not find me to be what you want. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.I fear that when I come my God will again humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve for many who sinned before and have not repented of the moral impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality they practiced.

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.

Indeed, it is necessary that there be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.

and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.“ Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon.“ From now on you will be catching people.”

This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us.

On frequent journeys, I faced dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, and dangers among false brothers;

For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.Now I want to remind you, although you came to know all these things once and for all, that Jesus saved a people out of Egypt and later destroyed those who did not believe;

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property.However, he kept back part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge, and brought a portion of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet.“ Ananias,” Peter asked,“ why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land?Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God.”When he heard these words, Ananias dropped dead, and a great fear came on all who heard.The young men got up, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.About three hours later, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.“ Tell me,” Peter asked her,“ did you sell the land for this price?”“ Yes,” she said,“ for that price.”Then Peter said to her,“ Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”Instantly she dropped dead at his feet. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.

Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.

“ Write to the angel of the church in Sardis: Thus says the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.

If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

“ Follow me,” Jesus told them,“ and I will make you fish for people.”

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.For you say,‘ I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.It is necessary to silence them; they are ruining entire households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,saying,“ Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”But Peter told him,“ May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven.

“ At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.Five of them were foolish and five were wise.When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them;but the wise ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps.