48 When it was full, the fishermen hauled it ashore. Then they sat down, sorted the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away.
Matthew 13:48 Cross References - ISV
Matthew 3:12
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand. He will clean up his threshing floor and gather his grain into the barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire.”
Matthew 13:30
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles for burning, but bring the wheat into my barn.”’”
Matthew 13:40-43
40 Just as weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at end of the age.
41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness
42 and they will throw them into a blazing furnace. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Let the person who has ears listen!”