37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.(A) 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,(B) 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest(C) is the end of the age,(D) and the harvesters are angels.(E)

40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man(F) will send out his angels,(G) and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(H) 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun(I) in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.(J)

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37 And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is (A)the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are (B)the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are (C)the sons of (D)the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is (E)the [a]end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at (F)the [b]end of the age. 41 (G)The Son of Man (H)will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom [c]all (I)stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and they (J)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (K)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 (L)Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. (M)The one who has ears, [d]let him hear.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:39 Or consummation
  2. Matthew 13:40 Or consummation
  3. Matthew 13:41 Or everything that is offensive
  4. Matthew 13:43 Or hear! Or listen!

37 And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

38 and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.

40 `As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age,

41 the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

42 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

43 `Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

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