The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 13:49

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

So shall it be at (in, Revised Version) the end of the world (cf. Matthew 13:39, Matthew 13:40, notes): the angels shall come forth (Matthew 13:41), and sever. Taking them completely away ( ἀφοριοῦσιν).

The wicked ( τοὺς πονηρούς); Matthew 7:18 and Matthew 6:13, notes. As compared with σαπρός (verse 48), it refers more directly to the moral character. Our Lord has here left the imagery of the parable.

From among the just; the righteous (Revised Version); verse 43, note.

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