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Matthew 13:39

and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

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ASV

and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

KJV

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

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ἐχθρὸςechthrosthe enemyG2190 →
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θερισμὸςtherismosthe harvestG2326 →
συντέλειαsunteleia[the] consummationG4930 →
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ἄγγελοίangeloiangelsG32 →
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Matthew 13:49So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,Revelation 14:15–19Then 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 the crop of the earth is ripe.”Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.Joel 3:13Swing 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 14:15Then 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 the crop of the earth is ripe.”Revelation 19:20But 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 the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.Matthew 13:40As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.Matthew 13:25But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.Matthew 24:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”Revelation 13:14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.2 Thessalonians 1:7–10and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angelsHebrews 9:26Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Ephesians 6:11–12Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.2 Corinthians 11:3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.Revelation 20:7–10When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,Matthew 13:28‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

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