Matthew 13:42 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 13:42

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

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; {things...: or, scandals}

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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.

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Matthew 13:1

"The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side."

Matthew 13:2

"And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore."

Matthew 13:3

"And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;"

Matthew 13:4

"And when he sowed, some {seeds} fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:"

Matthew 13:5

"Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:"

Matthew 13:6

"And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away."

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