Matthew 13:40 Meaning and Explanation
“As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Just as weeds are gathered and burned, so judgment will come at the end of the age.
What Does Matthew 13:40 Mean?
Jesus draws the comparison to its point. As the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this world. The everyday image of clearing a field becomes a window onto the final judgment.
The verse speaks plainly of a coming day of separation and reckoning. What grew together will not remain together forever; there is an appointed end. This is sobering, yet for those who belong to the kingdom it is also reassuring, for the same harvest that removes the tares secures the wheat. The reader is called to take the coming day seriously and to be found among the genuine grain of God's field.
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What does Matthew 13:40 mean?
Just as weeds are gathered and burned, so judgment will come at the end of the age.