… Confused as to where this thread went. Fellow Orthobro (Orthosis? Orthosister. Idk. I'm probably not as hip as I think I am). In any case, just as a note, I use RSVCE, but I also check through other translations and look at the Hebrew and Greek when available, especially on translations that appear contested—e.g., when the NIV translated the Hebrew term "come out" as "miscarry" while other translations used "born prematurely."
But anyway, I'll cover these in order if you don't mind. And if these were already commented on, then my bad for a lengthy post.
Note II: The entire chapter of Matthew 13 builds on itself. The ones at the beginning relate to the parables at the end, and each covers specific ideas but essentially the same issue.
Matthew 13:24-35
The seeds Jesus planted is Truth, and then others came after and began tarnishing it, forming weeds. The wheat will enter the barn, the faithful into the kingdom, and the weeds will be taken out and burned. It's an additional commentary, though, that when people are apathetic, then falsehoods can harm their faith, their "crops." Matthew 13, then, seems more aptly a commentary on those that are lukewarm in their faith.
Matthew 13:47-50
In these verses, it discusses those entering into the Church, which is the "net." A variety entered, some devout, some lukewarm, and thus this parable would be for them. A distinction is made frequently in scripture between those that live the lifestyle and those that are more cultural in name rather than fundamentally Christian in action and value. As noted before, there is figurative imagery.
The good will be kept which is believed to be the commentary on "vessels." They'll be kept in heaven and with God to experience God. I assume (correct me if I'm wrong) that the reason for the question may have been connected to the basis that fish are typically eaten, but the parables were intended to convey an aspect of what was being taught and is not always intended literally in its entirety.
Conversely, to cover the bad ones: In the Church, there is the process of excommunication. If someone refuses to live like a Christian, instead resorting to bringing others down, teaching against the Church, being so greedy that they'd even throw the innocent aside to sate their urges, then they'd be cast away. An example of this is in Matthew 18:15-17, which says: "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if refuses to even listen to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and tax collector." In other words, they'll be cast away (sent out of the church). In the kingdom of heaven, this is the same. If they aren't truly for God and don't live the lifestyle commanded of them, they would have to experience the waiting period or, if they never truly had faith, hell. The topic of hell is a different matter that I can discuss at a different time.
As it pertains to hell, I could attempt to discuss this, but the focus of your questions are on "goodness," which I will attempt to focus on rather than lengthily get into something you didn't ask about. As the parables aren't that concerned about talking about heaven, it doesn't really get into it. Instead, it's discussing those that don't live their faith, which is why it doesn't describe, really, what happens to the "good." What happens to the "good" is discussed elsewhere, like the House on Rocks in Matthew 7:24-27. Those that are "good" would become pure in heart and see God (Matthew 5:8, 1 John 3:2-3). What exactly we'll find, we won't actually know for absolute certainty. The good has a place being prepared for them (John 14:24). Revelation also describes it as a place where our tears will be wiped away, with no morning and no death. You may already know these, though, so I'll finish that here. Hopefully, I answered your questions.
Note: There are likely those with an entirely different exegesis. But this is a reading I get from it as does my Church.
