Matthew 13 · Verse 39

Matthew 13:39

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Matthew 13:39, King James Version

Matthew 13:39 in other translations

BSBand the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
WEBThe enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
ASVand the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.
YLTand the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.
DARBYand the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.
BBEAnd he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.
WebsterThe enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

What does Matthew 13:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:30-39

30-39. Let both grow together--that is, in the visible Church. until the harvest--till the one have ripened for full salvation, the other for destruction. (See on Mt 13:39). and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers--(See on Mt 13:39). Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them--"in the fire" (Mt 13:40). but gather the wheat into my barn--Christ, as the Judge, will separate…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 39. Mt 13:36

(d) "end of the world" Joel 3:13, Rev 14:15 (e) "the angels" Rev 14:15-19

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew 13:39 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeandG1161
ἐχθρὸςechthrosthe enemyG2190
ὁhowhichG3588
σπείραςspeirashaving sownG4687
αὐτάautathemG846
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁhotheG3588
διάβολος·diabolosdevil;G1228
ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeandG1161
θερισμὸςtherismosthe harvestG2326
συντέλειαsunteleia[the] consummationG4930
αἰῶνόςaiōnosageG165
ἐστιν·estinis;G1510
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeandG1161
θερισταὶtheristaithe harvestersG2327
ἄγγελοίangeloiangelsG32
εἰσιν.eisinare.G1510

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Cross references for Matthew 13:39

  • 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,

  • Revelation 14:15-19

    And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. …

  • Matthew 25:31

    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

  • Joel 3:13

    Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

  • Revelation 19:20

    And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

  • Matthew 13:25

    But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

  • Revelation 13:14

    And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

  • Matthew 24:3

    And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

    And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

  • Revelation 12:9

    And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  • Hebrews 9:26

    For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
enemy.
25,28; 2Co 2:17; 11:3,13-15; Eph 2:2; 6:11,12; 2Th 2:8-11; 1Pe 5:8
Re 12:9; 13:14; 19:20; 20:2,3,7-10
harvest.
49; 24:3; Joe 3:13; Re 14:15-19
reaper.
25:31; Da 7:10; 2Th 1:7-10; Jude 1:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 13:38

    The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

  • Matthew 13:39

    The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

  • Matthew 13:40

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

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Matthew 13:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el enemigo que la sembró, es el diablo; y la siega es el fin del mundo, y los segadores son los ángeles.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’ennemi qui l’a semée, c’est le diable; et la moisson, c’est la consommation du siècle; et les moissonneurs sont des anges.
German
Elberfelder 1871
der Feind aber, der es gesät hat, ist der Teufel; die Ernte aber ist die Vollendung des Zeitalters, die Schnitter aber sind Engel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Inimicus autem, qui seminavit ea, est diabolus. Messis vero, consummatio sæculi est. Messores autem, angeli sunt.