⁴⁸ which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but ^(A)gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”

⁴⁰ Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out His angels, ^(A)and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, ^42 (B)and will cast them into the furnace of fire. ^(C)There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ^43 (D)Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. ^(E)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

^12 (A)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will ^(B)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”