· Translation: KJV

Matthew 13:48which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

The setting

Galilean fishing boat, ~30 AD. Fishermen sorting their catch on the shore near Capernaum, Israel...

The emotion here: matter-of-fact about inevitable judgment

The original word

kalos (καλός) — good, beautiful, useful; not just morally good but valuable

Why it matters

Fish were sorted by species — some were ceremonially clean, others forbidden by Jewish law

Read with care

What most readers miss in Matthew 13:48

The fishermen don't throw back the bad fish — they completely discard them

Common misconceptionPeople think this teaches us to judge others now, but Jesus is saying the opposite — fishermen don't sort while the net is still in the water.

Bible Genome reading

Matthew 13:48 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerJesus
Eragospel
Primary emotiondeciding
Literary typenarrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power25%
Quotability60%
Memorability65%
Crisis relevance40%
Standalone50%
Themes:separationjudgment

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Matthew 13:48 comes from the book of Matthew, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 25% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include separation, judgment. Notable phrases: good into containers; bad they threw away.

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