40. “The weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire. It will be this way at the end of the age.
41. The Son of Man will send out his angels. They will gather out of his kingdom all who cause sin and all who do evil.
42. The angels will throw them into the blazing furnace. There the people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.
43. Then the good people will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let those with ears use them and listen!
44. “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure, and then he hid it in the field again. The man was very happy to find the treasure. He went and sold everything that he owned to buy that field.
45. “Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a man looking for fine pearls.
46. One day he found a very valuable pearl. The man went and sold everything he had to buy that pearl.
47. “Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was put into the lake. The net caught many different kinds of fish.
48. When it was full, the fishermen pulled the net to the shore. They sat down and put all the good fish in baskets. Then they threw away the bad fish.
49. It will be this way at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the evil people from the good people.