The parable of Drawing in the Net is a parable of Jesus which appears in only one of the canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to Gospel of Matthew 13:47–52 it refers to the final judgment. This parable is the seventh and last in Matthew, which began with the parable of the Sower.
An abbreviated version of the parable also appears in the non canonical Gospel of Thomas (Saying 8).
Read more about Parable Of Drawing In The Net: Narrative, Interpretation, See Also
Famous quotes containing the words parable of, parable, drawing and/or net:
“Go and do likewise.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 10:37.
Jesus, after telling the parable of the Good Samaritan.
“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 18:1.
“What is the good of drawing conclusions from experience? I don’t deny we sometimes draw the right conclusions, but don’t we just as often draw the wrong ones?”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“it was you untying the snarls and knots,
the webs, all bloody and gluey;
you with your twelve tongues and twelve wings
beating, wresting, beating, beating
your way out of childhood,
that airless net that fastened you down.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)