Matthew 13:40

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 13:40 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

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