The Meaning of Matthew 13:49 Explained

Matthew 13:49

KJV: So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

YLT: so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous,

Darby: Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,

ASV: So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So  shall it be  at  the end  of the world:  the angels  shall come forth,  and  sever  the wicked  from  among  the just, 

What does Matthew 13:49 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 13:44-50 - Securing Treasure Rejecting The Bad
The parables of treasure and pearl are a pair. They describe the various ways we come to know God's truth. Some happen on it suddenly. They are pursuing the ordinary vocations of life when suddenly the ploughshare rings against a box of buried treasure. The husbandman is suddenly rich beyond his dreams.
But in other cases religion is the result of diligent search. Man cannot be happy without God. He goes from philosophy to philosophy, from system to system, turning over the pearls on the dealer's trays; but suddenly his listlessness is transformed to eagerness as he discovers the Christ. Here is the pearl of great price. He has sought and found, and is prepared to renounce all. See Philippians 3:7. Is there not, too, a deep sense in which Jesus has renounced all, that He might purchase for Himself the Church, His bride? He is the merchant, and we the pearl, though only in His eyes-the eyes of love-could we be held worthy of all that He surrendered to win us! [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 13

1  The parable of the sower and the seed;
18  the explanation of it
24  The parable of the weeds;
31  of the mustard seed;
33  of the leaven;
36  explanation of the parable of the weeds
44  The parable of the hidden treasure;
45  of the pearl;
47  of the drag net cast into the sea
53  Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country

What do the individual words in Matthew 13:49 mean?

Thus will it be in the consummation of the age will go out the angels and will separate the evil from [the] midst of the righteous
Οὕτως ἔσται ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐξελεύσονται οἱ ἄγγελοι καὶ ἀφοριοῦσιν τοὺς πονηροὺς ἐκ μέσου τῶν δικαίων

Οὕτως  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: οὕτως  
Sense: in this manner, thus, so.
ἔσται  will  it  be 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: εἰμί  
Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
συντελείᾳ  consummation 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: συντέλεια  
Sense: completion, consummation, end.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
αἰῶνος  age 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: αἰών  
Sense: for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity.
ἐξελεύσονται  will  go  out 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἐξέρχομαι 
Sense: to go or come forth of.
ἄγγελοι  angels 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ἄγγελος  
Sense: a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God.
ἀφοριοῦσιν  will  separate 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀφορίζω  
Sense: to mark off from others by boundaries, to limit, to separate.
πονηροὺς  evil 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Masculine Plural
Root: πονηρός  
Sense: full of labours, annoyances, hardships.
μέσου  [the]  midst 
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: μέσος  
Sense: middle.
τῶν  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
δικαίων  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: δίκαιος  
Sense: righteous, observing divine laws.