Will burn up with unquenchable fire (κατακαυσε πυρ ασβεστω). Note perfective use of κατα. The threshing floor, the fan, the wheat,…

His fan. It seems probable that this was some portable instrument, made light, so that it might be easily carried about. The fan is a well…

Whose fan is in his hand — The scene brought before us is that of the large, hardened surface which was the "threshing floor" of t…

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into t…

Glossa Ordinaria: Just as in the preceding words John had explained in more detail what he had briefly preached in the words, …

Messiah’s coming will separate grain from chaff. A winnowing fork tossed both into the air. The wind blew the chaff away; the heavier grain fell, t…

Whose winnowing-fan is in his hand. In the former verse, John preached concerning the grace of Christ, so that the Jews might yield themse…

Whose fan is in his hand

Applying the me age to the souls of the hearers is the life of preaching; and so it was with John's preaching. The Pharisees placed their main emph…

The Evangelist wrote about Christ’s entrance into the world; now, however, he writes about the course of His life, which is, in fact, considered ac…