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Matthew 13:39

The return of ChristSpiritual warfare

37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

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

41 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.

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BSB
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
KJV
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
WEB
The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
ASV
and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.
DARBY
and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is [the] completion of [the] age, and the harvestmen are angels.
BLB
and the enemy having sown them is the devil; and the harvest is the consummation of the age; and the harvesters are angels.
ÅB
Fienden som sådde det er djevelen, høsten er verdens ende, og høstfolkene er englene.
OTB
Fienden som sår dem er djevelen. Høsten er verdens ende, og høstfolkene er engler.
B1930
fienden som sådde det, er djevelen; høsten er verdens ende; høstfolkene er englene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Matthew 13:49

    So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,

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  • Revelation 14:15–19

    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.”

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  • Matthew 25:31

    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

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  • Joel 3:13

    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.

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  • Revelation 19:20

    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

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  • Matthew 13:25

    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

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  • Revelation 13:14

    Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.

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  • Matthew 24:3

    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

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