42. They will throw them into the place of fire. There the people will be crying and grinding their teeth with pain.
43. Then the godly people will shine like the sun. They will be in the kingdom of their Father. You people who hear me, listen!
44. “God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. He hid it again and was so happy that he went and sold everything he owned and bought the field.
45. “Also, God’s kingdom is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
46. One day he found a very fine pearl. He went and sold everything he had to buy it.
47. “Also, God’s kingdom is like a net that was put into the lake. The net caught many different kinds of fish.
48. It was full, so the fishermen pulled it to the shore. They sat down and put all the good fish in baskets. Then they threw away the bad fish.