Bible Strands
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples inside a house after concluding a series of kingdom parables.
The words — ἀποστελεῖ (apostelei) means "will send forth," describing the Son of Man's authoritative dispatch of angels to execute judgment.
The thread — The text states the Son of Man will send angels to remove sin and lawlessness from His kingdom, a theme that parallels the angelic gathering in Matthew 24:31, the warning about stumbling blocks in Matthew 18:7, and the presence of false teachers in 2 Peter 2:1.
Why it lands — The text says every cause of sin and practitioner of lawlessness will be weeded out of the kingdom, requiring readers to recognize the finality of divine judgment and align their conduct accordingly.
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The Greek words
King James Version
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Cross-references
- Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
- 2 Peter 2:1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- Revelation 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Matthew 13:49 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
- Romans 2:8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Romans 2:16 on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
- Hebrews 1:6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
- Hebrews 1:14 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.