World English Bible

Matthew 13:49

“So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,”

Verse in context — Matthew 13

Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes, Lord.

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.