Matthew 13:40
in Matthew 13As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.
KJV
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
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This verse in Matthew 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseon Matthew 13:39-41
By the harvest is denoted the day of judgment, in which the good are to be separated from the evil; which will be done by the ministry of Angels, as it is said below, that the Son of Man shall come to judgment with His Angels. As then the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and them which do iniquity.
This site's exposition
gathered and burned in the fire
on Matthew 13:40-42
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire so shall it be in the end of this world states the pattern once, then applies it, the Son of man shall send forth his angels to gather out all things that offend and them which do iniquity. A furnace of fire and wailing and gnashing of teeth is the second sounding of the refrain first heard at 8:12, always on Jesus' own lips and always describing the same final exclusion rather than a threat softened for a parable's sake.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
As therefore the tares are gathered,.... As it is represented in the parable, that in the time of harvest, the tares shall be gathered out from the wheat first; and being bound in bundles, shall burnt in the fire, prepared for that purpose, so shall it be in the end of this world; hypocritical and heretical men, and all formal professors, shall be gathered out from among the saints, and the several churches, among whom they have been; and shall be together cast into everlasting burnings, prepared for the devil and his angels, whose children they are.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
on Matthew 13:24-43
The parable of the wheat and tares, which occupies the chief part of these verses, is one of peculiar importance in the present day. It is eminently calculated to correct the extravagant expectations in which many Christians indulge as to the effect of missions abroad, and of preaching the Gospel at home. May we give it the attention which it deserves! In the first place, this parable teaches us that good and evil will always be found together in the professing church, until the end of the world.
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὥσπερ | hosper | As | G5618 → | 36 times |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → | 497 times |
| συλλέγεται | sullegetai | is gathered | G4816 → | 8 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ζιζάνια | zizania | weeds | G2215 → | 8 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πυρὶ | puri | in fire | G4442 → | 70 times |
| κατακαίεται, | katakaietai | is burned up, | G2618 → | 12 times |
| οὕτως | houtos | thus | G3779 → | 208 times |
| ἔσται | estai | it will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| συντελείᾳ | sunteleia | consummation | G4930 → | 6 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰῶνος | aionos | age | G165 → | 121 times |
ὥσπερAs
hosperG5618 →36 times
οὖνtherefore
ounG3767 →497 times
συλλέγεταιis gathered
sullegetaiG4816 →8 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
ζιζάνιαweeds
zizaniaG2215 →8 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πυρὶin fire
puriG4442 →70 times
κατακαίεται,is burned up,
katakaietaiG2618 →12 times
οὕτωςthus
houtosG3779 →208 times
ἔσταιit will be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
συντελείᾳconsummation
sunteleiaG4930 →6 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
αἰῶνοςage
aionosG165 →121 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
it leads to
- Matthew 13:49
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,
- Revelation 14:15–19
Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for…
- Matthew 25:31
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Joel 3:13
Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
- Revelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and…
- Matthew 13:49
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Remigius of Rheims, Catena Aurea by Aquinas.