38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are (A)the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are (B)the sons of (C)the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is (D)the [a]end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at (E)the [b]end of the age.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:39 Or consummation
  2. Matthew 13:40 Or consummation

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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