Matthew 13:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 13:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 13:39 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 13:39 — KJV
“The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”
— Matthew 13:39 (KJV)
Matthew 13:39 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 13:39
“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:39: enemy, end, world
“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:39: devil, world, angels
“So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:39: end, world, angels
“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:39: end, angels
“And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:39: harvest, end
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