KJV ORIGINAL
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the net was completely full, they pulled it up to shore, sat down, and sorted everything out — keeping all the good fish in containers and throwing the bad ones away.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes life requires sorting out what's worth keeping and what needs to go.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew, traditionally attributed to the apostle Matthew, was written for a Jewish Christian audience, likely in Syria, around 80-90 CE. It was compiled to affirm Jesus as the Messiah, provide ethical and theological instruction for the nascent Christian community, and address their identity amidst evolving Judaism.
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