43 “Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
44 “Again, the reign of the heavens is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man having found it, hid, and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 “Again, the reign of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls,
46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 “Again, the reign of the heavens is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered some of every kind,
48 which, when it was filled, they drew to shore. And they sat down and gathered the good into containers, but threw the rotten away.
49 “Thus shall it be at the end of the age: the messengers shall come forth, and separate the wicked out of the midst of the righteous,