Matthew 3:12

Full Chapter

September 22, 2025

KJV

Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

BSB

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

WEB

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”

YLT

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.’

F.O.G Original

(12) His winnowing fork in His hand cleaning out His threshing floor, gathering His wheat into the barn but burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

F.O.G

(12) His winnowing fork in His hand cleaning out His threshing floor, gathering His wheat into the barn but burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

F.O.G MSG

He holds the winnowing forkᵈ in His hand and will thoroughly clean His threshing floor. He will gather His wheat into the barn, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”

Footnotes:

¹²ᵈ Winnowing fork: A farming tool used to separate grain from chaff by tossing it in the air, allowing wind to blow away the lighter chaff while the heavier grain falls back down. Here it represents divine judgment separating the righteous from the wicked.