fan. winnowing shovel. God fans to get rid of the chaff; Satan sifts to get rid of the wheat (Luke 22:31).
thoroughly. thoroughly.
floor. threshing-floor.
gather. gather together.
burn up. Greek. katakaio. burn down, or quite up.
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Matthew 3:12
12 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.