en_tn_condensed/mat/03/12.md

General Information:

This verse uses the image of a farmer separating the wheat grains from the wheat chaff to teach that Christ will separate righteous people from unrighteous people.

His winnowing fork is in his hand

"He is like a man whose winnowing fork is in his hand"

winnowing fork

This is a tool for tossing wheat up into the air to separate the wheat grain from the chaff. The heavier grain falls back down and the unwanted chaff is blown away by the wind.

his threshing floor

"his floor" or "the ground where he separates the grain from the chaff"

fire that can never be put out

"fire that no one can put out" or "fire that will never burn out"