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Matthew 13:49
49That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous,
Matthew 13:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
- New International Version (NIV)This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
- English Standard Version (ESV)So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
- New King James Version (NKJV)So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,
Context of Matthew 13:49
47“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. 48When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous, 50throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51Do you understand all these things?” “Yes,” they said, “we do.”
Read all of Matthew 13Matthew 13:49 word by word
οὕτως ἔσται ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος· ἐξελεύσονται οἱ ἄγγελοι καὶ ἀφοριοῦσιν τοὺς πονηροὺς ἐκ μέσου τῶν δικαίωνRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- shall it beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the endὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the endσυντέλειαsunteleia · consummationG4930
- of the worldαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
- the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- shall come forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- severἀφορίζωaphorizō · to separateG873
- the wickedπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
- the justδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
Cross-references for Matthew 13:49
- Matthew 13:39The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.
- Matthew 24:31And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
- Matthew 22:12‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.
- Matthew 25:5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,
- Revelation 20:12I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.
Commentaries on Matthew 13:49
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-50Verses 47-50 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net - This parable does not differ in meaning from that of the tares. The gospel is compared to a net dragging along on the bottom of a lake, and collecting all - good and bad. The gospel may be expected to do the same; but in the end of the world, when the net “is drawn in,” the bad will be separated from the good; the one will be cast away, and the other saved. Our Saviour never fails to keep before…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-52Verses 44-52 Here are four parables. 1. That of the treasure hid in the field. Many slight the gospel, because they look only upon the surface of the field. But all who search the Scriptures, so as in them to find Christ and eternal life, Joh 5:39, will discover such treasure in this field as makes it unspeakably valuable; they make it their own upon any terms. Though nothing can be given as a price for this salvation, yet much must be given up for the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49The wicked are people who do not obey God's will revealed by Jesus. The righteous are those who obey God's will (see Matthew 5:21–48; 6:1, 33; 7:13–27; 12:33–37; 16:27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4949. So shall it be at the end of the world, &c.--(See on Mt 13:42). We have said that each of these two parables holds forth the same truth under a slight diversity of aspect. What is that diversity? First, the bad, in the former parable, are represented as vile seed sown among the wheat by the enemy of souls; in the latter, as foul fish drawn forth out of the great sea of human beings by the Gospel net itself. Both are important truths--that the Gospel…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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