Matthew 13:41-43

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

⁴¹ _p The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all _q causes of sin and _r all law-breakers, ⁴² _s and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place _t there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then _u the righteous will shine like the sun _v in the kingdom of their Father. _w He who has ears, let him hear.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 24:31
   And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 18:7
   Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
   Zephaniah 1:3
   I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth," declares the Lord.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 7:23
   And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 13:50
   And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
   Revelation 9:2
   He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.
   Revelation 19:20
   And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
   Revelation 20:10
   And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 8:12
   While the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
   
6. Cross References
   Proverbs 4:18
   But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
   Daniel 12:3
   And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
   1 Corinthians 15:41 - 42
   There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 13:38
   The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one.
   Matthew 25:34
   Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
   Matthew 26:29
   I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
   Luke 12:32
   Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
   
8. Cross References
   Matthew 11:15
   He who has ears to hear, let him hear.