Matthew 13:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 13:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 13:40 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 13:40 — KJV
“As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.”
— Matthew 13:40 (KJV)
Matthew 13:40 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 13:40
“Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:40: therefore, fire, end
“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:40: therefore, burned, fire
“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:40: therefore, burned, fire
“Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? Is it...: Heb. Will it prosper?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:40: burned, fire, end
“And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:40: gathered, burned, fire
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