44. “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field.
45. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
46. When he found one very precious pearl, he went and sold all that he owned and bought it.
47. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that people threw into the lake and gathered all kinds of fish.
48. When it was full, they pulled it to the shore, where they sat down and put the good fish together into containers. But the bad fish they threw away.
49. That’s the way it will be at the end of the present age. The angels will go out and separate the evil people from the righteous people,
50. and will throw the evil ones into a burning furnace. People there will be weeping and grinding their teeth.