Matthew 13:30 - Exposition

To the reapers. Not all my servants, but they to whom such work belongs (cf. Goebel); i.e. the angels ( Matthew 13:39 ). Gather ye together; gather up (Revised Version), because the same word ( συλλέγειν ) is employed as in Matthew 13:28 . This command belongs to the time after the field is reaped. First the tares. The tares are to be separated and gathered together before the wheat is garnered. And hind them in bundles to burn them: but gather ( συνάγετε ). This word regards rather the destination, συλλέγειν the operation. The wheat into my barn ( Matthew 3:12 , notes).