Parable of Drawing in the Net

Jan Luyken etching of the parable, Bowyer Bible.

The parable of drawing in the net, also known as the parable of the dragnet, is a Christian parable that appears in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13, verses 47–52.[1] The parable refers to the Last Judgment.[2] This parable is the seventh and last in Matthew 13, which began with the parable of the Sower.[3] It directly follows the Parable of the Pearl, which is about the Kingdom of God. Thus, it links the Kingdom of God with the final judgment—the separation for hell and heaven.[4]

The parable is also found in three non-canonical gospels: by Clement of Alexandria, in the Heliand and the Gospel of Thomas. In the Gospel of Thomas, it is referred to as the Parable of the Fisherman.[5]

  1. ^ Matthew 13:47–52
  2. ^ France 1985, p. 230.
  3. ^ Barry 1911.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference pink was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Morrice 2016, pp. 269–273.