Matthew 13:41
New International Version
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.

New Living Translation
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.

English Standard Version
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,

Berean Standard Bible
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

Berean Literal Bible
The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all the stumbling blocks and those practicing lawlessness,

King James Bible
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

New King James Version
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

New American Standard Bible
The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

NASB 1995
“The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

NASB 1977
“The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

Legacy Standard Bible
The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

Amplified Bible
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend [those things by which people are led into sin], and all who practice evil [leading others into sin],

Christian Standard Bible
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all who cause sin and those guilty of lawlessness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom everything that causes sin and those guilty of lawlessness.

American Standard Version
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

Contemporary English Version
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everyone who does wrong or causes others to sin.

English Revised Version
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Son of Man will send his angels. They will gather everything in his kingdom that causes people to sin and everyone who does evil.

Good News Translation
the Son of Man will send out his angels to gather up out of his Kingdom all those who cause people to sin and all others who do evil things,

International Standard Version
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

Majority Standard Bible
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

NET Bible
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.

New Heart English Bible
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,

Webster's Bible Translation
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them who do iniquity;

Weymouth New Testament
The Son of Man will commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;

World English Bible
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and those who do iniquity,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the Son of Man will send forth His messengers, and they will gather up out of His kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the lawlessness,

Berean Literal Bible
The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all the stumbling blocks and those practicing lawlessness,

Young's Literal Translation
the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

Smith's Literal Translation
The Son of man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and those doing iniquity;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Son of man shall send out his Angels, and they shall gather from his kingdom all who lead astray and those who work iniquity.

New American Bible
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.

New Revised Standard Version
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The Son of man will send his angels, and they will pick out from his kingdom all things which cause stumbling, and all workers of iniquity.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Son of Man will send his Angels and they will select from his Kingdom all of those stumbling blocks and all of those evil doers.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
The Son of man will send forth his angels, and collect out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who work iniquity,

Godbey New Testament
The Son of man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity,

Haweis New Testament
The Son of man shall send out his angels, and shall gather together out of his kingdom all things offensive, and those who practise iniquity;

Mace New Testament
the son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that make others offend, and those who do iniquity;

Weymouth New Testament
The Son of Man will commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;

Worrell New Testament
The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of the Kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who do iniquity;

Worsley New Testament
the Son of man will send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that commit offences, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
40As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. 42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.…

Cross References
Daniel 12:1-2
“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. / And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

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.

Revelation 14:14-19
And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. / Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. ...

Revelation 19:11-16
Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
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 / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, ...

Matthew 25:31-32
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Joel 3:12-14
Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side. / Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great. / Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Zephaniah 1:3
“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Ezekiel 20:38
And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Revelation 20:11-15
Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. / 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. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. ...

John 5:28-29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

1 Corinthians 15:24-25
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.


Treasury of Scripture

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

The son.

Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Mark 13:27
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Hebrews 1:6,7,14
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him…

and they.

Matthew 13:49
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

Matthew 18:7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Romans 16:17,18
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them…

things that offend.

Matthew 7:22,23
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? …

Luke 13:26,27
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets…

Romans 2:8,9,16
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, …

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Matthew 13
1. The parable of the sower and the seed;
18. the explanation of it.
24. The parable of the weeds;
31. of the mustard seed;
33. of the leaven;
36. explanation of the parable of the weeds.
44. The parable of the hidden treasure;
45. of the pearl;
47. of the drag net cast into the sea.
53. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.














The Son of Man
This title, "The Son of Man," is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, particularly in the book of Daniel 7:13-14, where it describes a messianic figure endowed with authority and dominion. In the New Testament, Jesus frequently uses this title to refer to Himself, emphasizing both His humanity and His divine authority. The phrase underscores Jesus' role as the prophesied Messiah who has the authority to judge and redeem.

will send out His angels
The phrase "will send out His angels" indicates a future action where Jesus, as the sovereign ruler, commands His heavenly messengers. Angels, in biblical context, are often seen as agents of God's will, executing divine judgment or delivering messages. This highlights the authority of Christ over the spiritual realm and His active role in the final judgment.

and they will weed out
The imagery of "weeding out" is agricultural, drawing from the parable of the weeds earlier in Matthew 13. This metaphor suggests a careful and deliberate process of separation, where the angels will distinguish between the righteous and the unrighteous. It reflects the thoroughness and precision of divine judgment.

of His kingdom
"Of His kingdom" refers to the realm over which Christ reigns. In a broader sense, it encompasses both the present spiritual reign of Christ in the hearts of believers and the future physical kingdom to be established. This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty of Christ and His ultimate authority to purify His domain.

every cause of sin
The term "every cause of sin" points to the root sources of sinfulness, not just the acts themselves. It suggests a comprehensive cleansing, where not only sinful actions but also the underlying causes and temptations are removed. This reflects the holiness and purity required in God's kingdom.

and all who practice lawlessness
"All who practice lawlessness" refers to those who live in defiance of God's laws and commands. The Greek word for lawlessness, "anomia," implies a willful rejection of divine authority. This phrase underscores the moral and ethical standards of God's kingdom and the ultimate accountability of individuals to those standards.

(41) His angels . . . his kingdom.--The vision of One who stood before men outwardly as the carpenter's son stretches forward to the far future, and sees that the angels of God and the kingdom are alike His.

All things that offend.--Literally, all stumbling-blocks; the word being explained by the clause that follows as including all that work iniquity. It lies in the nature of the case that the interpretation should recognise only the great broad divisions of good and evil, leaving the apportionment of rewards and punishments, according to the varying degrees of each, to be filled into the outline afterwards.

Verse 41. - The Son of man. Observe how expressly Christ identifies the Sower with the Lord of the angels. Shall send forth (ἀποστελεῖ) - as his representatives (Matthew 10:2, note) - his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom - though they are now there - all things that offend, and them which do iniquity (πάντα τὰ σκάνδαλα καὶ τοῦς ποιοῦντας τὴν ἀνομιάν); all things that offend (that cause stumbling, Revised Version); Matthew 5:29, note. In itself it would naturally be understood of persons, in accordance with the meaning of "tares." But what is its relation to the following clause, for this latter cannot be merely tautological? There are two answers:

(a) The two phrases bring out different aspects under which the persons are regarded. They, as "sons of the evil one," are both stumbling blocks to others ("the sons of the kingdom"), and also active workers of lawlessness (vide infra). They sin against men (cf. Matthew 24:24b) and against God.

(b) The first term regards not so much them as their actions - their scandalous acts (Goebel); the second, the persons themselves. The former of the two answers seems preferable, as keeping closer to the parable. It also agrees with the personal use of σκάνδαλον in Matthew 16:23, and the use of αὐτούς alone in the next clause. With respect to the whole phrase, observe:

(1) It is taken partly from Zephaniah 1:3 (Hebrew), "I will consume [the verb אָסֵפ would readily lend itself to the interpretation 'gather']... the stumbling blocks with the wicked (המכשלות את־הרשעים... אספ)." . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
The
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of Man
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

will send out
ἀποστελεῖ (apostelei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

angels,
ἀγγέλους (angelous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they will weed
συλλέξουσιν (syllexousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4816: To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect.

out of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

kingdom
βασιλείας (basileias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.

every
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

cause of sin
σκάνδαλα (skandala)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4625: A snare, stumbling-block, cause for error. Scandal; probably from a derivative of kampto; a trap-stick, i.e. Snare.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

practice
ποιοῦντας (poiountas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

lawlessness.
ἀνομίαν (anomian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 458: Lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin. From anomos; illegality, i.e. Violation of law or wickedness.


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