Matthew 22 · Verse 13

Matthew 22:13

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 22:13, King James Version

Matthew 22:13 in other translations

BSB	Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
WEB	Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
ASV	Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
YLT	‘Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;
DARBY	Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
BBE	Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
Webster	Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

What does Matthew 22:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. Then said the king to the servants--the angelic ministers of divine vengeance (as in Mt 13:41). Bind him hand and foot--putting it out of his power to resist. and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness--So Mt 8:12; 25:30. The expression is emphatic--"the darkness which is outside." To be "outside" at all--or, in the language of Re 22:15, to be "without" the heavenly city, excluded from its joyous nuptials and gladsome festivities--is sad enough of itself, without anything else. But to find themselves not only excluded from the brightness and glory and joy and felicity of the kingdom above, but thrust into a region of "darkness," with all its horrors, this is the dismal retribution here announced, that awaits the unworthy at the great day. there--in that region and condition. shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. See on Mt 13:42.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 13. Cast him into outer darkness. Mt 8:12. This, without doubt, refers to the future punishment of the hypocrite, Mt 23:23-33, 24:51.

(u) "him away" Is 52:1, Rev 21:27

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 22:1-14

The provision made for perishing souls in the gospel, is represented by a royal feast made by a king, with eastern liberality, on the marriage of his son. Our merciful God has not only provided food, but a royal feast, for the perishing souls of his rebellious creatures. There is enough and to spare, of every thing that can add to our present comfort and everlasting happiness, in the salvation of his Son Jesus…

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Matthew 22:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

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βασιλεὺςbasileuskingG935

εἶπενeipensaidG2036

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διακόνοις·diakonoisservants;G1249

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αὐτοῦautouhisG846

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καὶkaiandG2532

χεῖραςcheirashandsG5495

ἄρατεaratedo takeG142

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ἐκεῖekeithereG1563

ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510

ὁhotheG3588

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ὁhotheG3588

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τῶνtōnof theG3588

ὀδόντων.odontōnteeth.G3599

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Cross references for Matthew 22:13

Matthew 8:12
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 24:51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
2 Peter 2:4
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Revelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
2 Peter 2:17
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
Luke 13:28
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
2 Thessalonians 1:9
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Matthew 13:50
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:42
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Acts 7:54
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bind.
12:29; 13:30; Isa 52:1; Da 3:20; Joh 21:18; Ac 21:11; Re 21:27
outer.
8:12; 25:30; 2Th 1:9; 2Pe 2:4,17; Jude 1:6,13
there.
13:42,50; 24:51; Ps 37:12; 112:10; Lu 13:28; Ac 7:54

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Context

Matthew 22:12
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Matthew 22:13
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few are chosen.

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Matthew 22:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Entonces el rey dijo á los que servían: Atado de pies y de manos tomadle, y echadle en las tinieblas de afuera: allí será el lloro y el crujir de dientes.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Alors le roi dit aux serviteurs: Liez-le pieds et mains, emportez-le, et jetez-le dans les ténèbres de dehors: là seront les pleurs et les grincements de dents.
German Elberfelder 1871	Da sprach der König zu den Dienern: Bindet ihm Füße und Hände, nehmet ihn und werfet ihn hinaus in die äußere Finsternis: da wird sein das Weinen und das Zähneknirschen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Tunc dicit rex ministris: Ligatis manibus et pedibus ejus, mittite eum in tenebras exteriores: ibi erit fletus et stridor dentium.