Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 13:46-47

"and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:" — Matthew 13:46-47 (ASV)

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

Bad fish and good fish, and creeping things and broken shells, and bite of seaweed, and pieces of old wreck. Did you ever see such an odd assortment as they get on the deck of a fishing vessel when they empty out the contents of a drag net?

Such is the effect of the ministry. It drags together all sorts of people. It is just as well that we do not have eyes good enough to see one another's hearts tonight, or else I dare say we would make about as peculiar a medley as the one I have already attempted to describe as being in the fisherman's vessel.