| 41. Linguistic Exegesis The verse is structured around the leading future verb apostelei {ἀποστελεῖ | a-po-ste-leî} “he will send,” which gives prominence to the decisive action. Its explicit subject is ho huios tou anthropou {ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | ho huiós tou anthrṓ-pou}, the eschatological “Son of Man,” forming a definite noun phrase with article–noun–genitive pattern. The direct object of this sending is tous angelous autou {τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ | toús angé-lous autoû}, where the possessive pronoun autou binds the angels to the authority of the Son of Man. The coordinated future verb syllexousin {συλλέξουσιν | syllé-xou-sin} introduces the result of their mission: “they will gather,” with the subject implied from the context (the angels). The prepositional phrase ek tes basileias autou {ἐκ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ | ek tês ba-si-leí-as autoû} specifies the source from which the gathering occurs, indicating a purifying removal from within the Son of Man’s own kingdom. Two accusative objects define what is removed: panta ta skandala {πάντα τὰ σκάνδαλα | pán-ta tá skán-da-la}, “all the stumbling blocks,” using panta to stress totality, and tous poiountas ten anomian {τοὺς ποιοῦντας τὴν ἀνομίαν | toús poioûn-tas tḕn a-no-mí-an}, a substantival participial phrase meaning “those who are doing lawlessness,” portraying ongoing practice rather than isolated acts. The coordination of these two accusatives with kai {καὶ | kaí} links corrupting influences and the people who embody them, shaping the translation to reflect both the comprehensive scope (“all…everything”) and the moral emphasis on continual lawlessness. |