# Matthew 13.41-42

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.</span>
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> **41. <span class="rl-speech">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,</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.</span> (Matthew 13:39-44, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.</span>
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> **41. <span class="rl-speech">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,</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.</span> (Matthew 13:39-44, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.</span>
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> **41. <span class="rl-speech">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; <sup>things: or, scandals</sup></span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.</span> (Matthew 13:39-44, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">'As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age,</span>
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> **41. <span class="rl-speech">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,</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">'Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear, let him hear.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.</span> (Matthew 13:39-44, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Hell and Eternal Punishment](/codex/hell-and-eternal-punishment/), via [Matthew 13.42](/codex/matthew-13-42/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 13](/codex/matthew-13/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.