Bible Strands
Matthew 13:40
As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples while explaining the parable of the weeds, clarifying the harvest imagery. He addresses them at the moment of revealing how the end of the age will unfold.
The words — συλλέγεται (sullegetai) means is gathered, and κατακαίεται (katakaietai) means is burned up. These verbs describe the physical removal and destruction of the weeds.
The thread — The harvest imagery connects directly to Matthew 13:39, which identifies the end of the age as the harvest time. Matthew 13:41 immediately follows by specifying that angels will execute this removal.
Why it lands — The text states that judgment will occur exactly like the collection and burning of weeds. It asks the reader to accept the certainty and finality of divine separation at the end of the age.
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The Greek words
King James Version
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Cross-references
- 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.