King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 13:40

“‹As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.›”

Verse in context — Matthew 13

‹The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked› [one];

‹The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.›

‹As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.›

‹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;›

‹And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.›

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.