13:40a

As: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as As introduces the first part of a comparison. (The second part of the comparison is 13:40b–42b.)

Here are some other ways to introduce this comparison:

Just as (English Standard Version)
-or-
Like

In some languages, only the second part of the comparison is marked. See the examples under 13:40b.

the weeds are collected and burned in the fire: This clause has two passive verbs: collected and burned.

Here are some ways to translate this clause:

• Use passive verbs. For example:

Just as weeds are gathered and burned (God’s Word)

• Use active verbs. For example:

As the ⌊harvesters⌋ gathered the weeds and burned them
-or-
Like they gathered and burned the weeds

collected: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as collected means “gather” or “collect.” Here it refers to removing the weeds from the grain/wheat and collecting them together.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

collected
-or-
pulled up (New Century Version)

This same verb occurs in 13:28b, where the Berean Standard Bible translates it as “pull…up.”

burned in the fire: In some languages, it will not be necessary to translate the phrase in the fire. For example:

burned (God’s Word)

13:40b

so: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as so introduces the second part of a comparison. (The first part of the comparison is 13:40a.)

Here are some other ways to introduce this part of the comparison:

that is like
-or-
like that also
-or-
that represents

will it be at the end of the age: This clause refers to certain events that will happen at the end of the world. These events are like what happens to weeds. More specifically, this means that evil people will be gathered and thrown into the fire of hell. These details are found in the following verses (13:41–42).

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

the same thing will happen at the end of the age (Good News Translation)
-or-
the things/events that will happen ⌊to evil people⌋ at the end of the world

the end of the age: This phrase refers to the end of the world. This same phrase occurs in 13:39b.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the end of the world (New Living Translation (2004))

-or-

the end of this time ⌊on earth⌋

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