KJV ORIGINAL
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Let them both grow together until harvest time. When it's time to harvest, I'll tell the workers: 'First, gather up all the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn. Then collect the wheat and bring it into my barn.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Good and bad will coexist until the final sorting — but there will be a final sorting.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was likely written by a Jewish Christian to a community of Jewish believers, probably in Syria, sometime after 70 CE. It was written
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