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38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is [a]the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in [b]the end of the world.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:39 Or, the consummation of the age
  2. Matthew 13:40 Or, the consummation of the age

38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,(A) 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest(B) is the end of the age,(C) and the harvesters are angels.(D)

40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

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