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new testament - What does the image of burning up the chaff in Matthew 3:12 convey? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
![Matthew 3:12 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." Matthew 3:12 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."](https://biblehub.com/visuals/3/40_Mat_03_12.jpg)
Matthew 3:12 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."
![Scripture in light of "1st century history": His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor. Scripture in light of "1st century history": His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor.](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5pcgI-NtUj4/UOTjFNNbUnI/AAAAAAAAAo8/y1R60XSvySQ/s1600/fan.jpg)