Matthew 13:49

So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples after explaining the parable of the dragnet, concluding his teaching on the kingdom of heaven. He describes a future moment when divine judgment will be executed.

The words — συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος (sunteleia tou aiōnos) translates literally to "consummation of the age." ἐξελεύσονται (exeleusontai) means "will go out" or "will come out."

The thread — Matthew 13:39 identifies angels as the harvesters who separate people at the end of the age, while Revelation 20:12 depicts the dead standing before a throne for assessment. Matthew 24:31 similarly describes angels executing a divine gathering at a climactic moment.

Why it lands — The text states that angels will actively separate the wicked from the righteous at the age's conclusion. It requires readers to recognize that final standing depends on divine sorting, not human self-assessment.

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The Greek words

οὕτωςhoutōsThus ἔσταιestaiwill it be ἐνenin τῇtēathe συντελείᾳsunteleiaconsummation τοῦtouof the αἰῶνος·aiōnosage;ἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiwill go out οἱhoithe ἄγγελοιangeloiangels καὶkaiand ἀφοριοῦσινaphoriousinwill separate τοὺςtousthe πονηροὺςponērousevil ἐκekfrom μέσουmesou[the] midst τῶνtōnof the δικαίωνdikaiōnrighteous

King James Version

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

Cross-references

Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
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.
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 22:12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
2 Thessalonians 1:7 and 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 angels
Matthew 25:5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Matthew 25:19 After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.