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The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
Matthew 13:41 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
  • KJV The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
  • BSB The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
  • NKJV The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
  • NASB The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

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Quick answer

The Son of Man will send His angels to remove all causes of sin and evildoers from His Kingdom. Christ reigns as the Judge who purges His realm of all evil.

Overview

Jesus describes the future cleansing of His Kingdom, in which He commands angels to gather out everything that causes stumbling and all who practice lawlessness. Notably He speaks of His own Kingdom and His own angels, asserting divine authority. The verse assures believers that Christ will one day remove every trace of sin and rebellion from His reign.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 16

  • Matt 24:31He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
  • Matt 18:7“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
  • Rev 21:27There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
  • 2 Pet 2:1–2But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
  • Rom 2:16in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 1:6–7When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
  • Matt 13:49So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
  • Rom 2:8–9but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,
  • Rev 5:11–12I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;
  • Heb 1:14Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
  • Luke 13:26–27Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
  • Matt 7:22–23Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’
  • Rom 16:17–18Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
  • Zeph 1:3I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.
  • Mark 13:27Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.
  • Matt 8:20Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

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Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

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