Matthew 13:39-40, Matthew 13:49 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:36-52

Christ alone with his disciples. He explains to them at their request the parable of the tares ( Matthew 13:36-43 ), and adds three parables—the treasure, the pearl, the dragnet—the first two calculated to urge them to full renunciation of everything for Christ, the third to save them from presumption ( Matthew 13:44-50 ). Upon their acknowledging progress in spiritual understanding, he shows them further possibilities ( Matthew 13:51 , Matthew 13:52 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:39

Th e enemy that sowed them ( ὁσπείρας ); contrast Matthew 13:37 ( ὁσπείρων τὸ καλὸν σπέρμα ) . Matthew 13:37 states what is ever true; Matthew 13:39 merely refers back to the enemy spoken of in the parable. Is the devil ( Matthew 4:1 , note). (For the thought of this and the preceding clause, see John 8:44 ; 1 John 3:8 , 1 John 3:10 .) The harvest is the end of the world; literally, as the margin of the Revised Version, the consummation of the age ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:40

As therefore. Observe that in Matthew 13:40-43 our Lord dwells at much greater length on the details of the reapers' work than on the preceding stages of the parable. lie wishes to draw special attention to the fact that the tares will, without any doubt, be one day separated, and the wheat appear in full splendour. The tares are gathered and burned in the fire— burned with fire (Revised Version); cf. Matthew 3:10 , note— so shall it be in the end of this world (verse 39, note). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:36-43

Declare unto us - That is, explain the meaning of the parable. This was done in so plain a manner as to render comment unnecessary. The Son of man, the Lord Jesus, sows the good seed - that is, preaches the gospel. This he did personally, and does now by his ministers, his providence, and his Spirit, by all the means of conveying “truth” to the mind. This seed was, by various means, to be carried over all the world. It was to be confined to no particular nation or people. The good seed was the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:36-39

Matthew 13:36-39. Then Jesus sent the multitude away The evening probably drawing on, for the people had now been long collected together: and went From the vessel where he had been preaching; into the house Probably a friend’s house, that he might refresh himself a little: and his disciples came, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares They say nothing of the two other parables, because, probably, they understood them; or, perhaps, this parable affected them more than either... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:40-43

Matthew 13:40-43. As the tares are gathered At the command of the owner of the field; and burnt in the fire So totally destroyed as never to revive and flourish again; so shall it be at the end of the world With regard to the finally impenitent: their destruction, not their annihilation, shall be complete and eternal; without any hope or possibility of a restoration. See note on Matthew 3:12. The Son of man shall send forth his angels Who shall all attend him on that solemn occasion,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:24-43

55. Wheat and weeds; mustard seed; yeast (Matthew 13:24-43; Mark 4:30-34; Luke 13:18-21)In another parable, two types of seed produce two types of plants in the same field. The plants, wheat and weeds, are not separated while they are growing, but are left till harvest time. Then the wheat is put into the farmer’s barn but the weeds are destroyed (Matthew 13:24-30).As with the parable of the sower, Jesus gave his disciples an interpretation (Matthew 13:34-36; cf. v. 10,16-18). In the present... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 13:39

the end of the world = the end of the age, age-time, or dispensation. The expression occurs six times (here, verses: Matthew 13:40 , Matthew 13:49 , Matthew 13:3 ; Matthew 28:20 . Hebrews 9:26 ), always in this sense. end. Greek. sunteleia (not " telos ") = closing time, denoting the joining of two age-times: i.e. the closing time of one leading on to the other. The sunteleia mark the closing period, while telos marks the actual and final end. the angels = angels. In Matthew 13:41 "His... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 13:40

this world = this [present] age-time (compare verses: Matthew 13:22 , Matthew 13:39 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 13:39

And the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.The enemy who operated while men slept is the devil. The tares are people, sons of the devil, masquerading as Christians. The harvest is the end of the world, when the Lord will send his angels and gather "out of his kingdom" all things that cause stumbling (Matthew 13:41). Note that the final separation of the good from the bad is not a prerogative of men but of God and his... read more