Matthew 25 · Verse 30

Matthew 25:30

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:30, King James Version

Matthew 25:30 in other translations

BSBAnd throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
WEBThrow out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
ASVAnd cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
YLTand the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
DARBYAnd cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
BBEAnd put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
WebsterAnd cast ye the unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

What does Matthew 25:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. And cast ye--cast ye out. the unprofitable servant--the useless servant, that does his Master no service. into outer darkness--the darkness which is outside. On this expression see on Mt 22:13. there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth--See on Mt 13:42.

Mt 25:31-46. The Last Judgment.

The close connection between this sublime scene--peculiar to Matthew--and the two preceding parables is too obvious to need pointing out.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 30. And cast, etc. Mt 8:12. The spiritual meaning of the parable may be thus summed up:

(1.) The servants of God are not all endowed with equal gifts and talents.

(2.) They are bound to employ their talents in promoting his honour, and in a proper improvement of them.

(3.) By employing their talents in a proper manner, they improve and strengthen them.

(4.) They will be judged according to the improvements they have made

(5.) All sinners look on God as a hard master, and as unreasonable and tyrannical.

(6.) They will be judged, not merely for doing wrong, but for neglecting to do right.

(7.) If the servant who kept the talent entire without injuring it, and who returned it to his master as he received it, was nevertheless judged, condemned, and cast away, what must they expect who abuse their talents, destroy by drunkenness and lust the noble faculties conferred on them, and squander the property that might be employed in advancing the interests of morals and religion!

(u) "there shall be" Mt 8:12

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 Weeping and gnashing of teeth - See on Mat 8:12 (note), a note necessary for the illustration of this, and the foregoing parable.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 25:14-30

Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Christ is in order to our working for him. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. The day of account comes at last. We must all be reckoned with as to what good we have got to our own souls, and have done to others, by the advantages we have…

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Matthew 25:30 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
τὸνtontheG3588
ἀχρεῖονachreionworthlessG888
δοῦλονdoulonservantG1401
ἐκβάλετεekbaletedo cast outG1544
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὸtotheG3588
σκότοςskotosdarknessG4655
τὸto<the>G3588
ἐξώτερον·exōteronouter;G1857
ἐκεῖekeithereG1563
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
ὁhotheG3588
κλαυθμὸςklauthmosweepingG2805
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁhotheG3588
βρυγμὸςbrugmosgnashingG1030
τῶνtōnof theG3588
ὀδόντων.¶odontōnteeth.G3599

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Cross references for Matthew 25:30

  • 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 13:50

    And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • Revelation 3:15-16

    I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 6:7-8

    For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

  • Titus 3:14

    And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

  • Jude 1:13

    Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

  • Matthew 13:42

    And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • John 15:6

    If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 15:1-2

    Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.

  • Matthew 24:51

    And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cast.
3:10; 5:13; Jer 15:1,2; Eze 15:2-5; Lu 14:34,35; Joh 15:6; Tit 3:14
Heb 6:7,8; Re 3:15,16
outer.
8:12; 13:42,50; 22:13; 24:51; Lu 13:28; 2Pe 2:17; Jude 1:13; Re 21:8

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Context

  • Matthew 25:29

    For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

  • Matthew 25:30

    And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matthew 25:31

    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

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Matthew 25:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y al siervo inútil echadle en las tinieblas de afuera: allí será el lloro y el crujir de dientes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et jetez l’esclave inutile dans les ténèbres de dehors: là seront les pleurs et les grincements de dents.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und den unnützen Knecht werfet hinaus in die äußere Finsternis: da wird sein das Weinen und das Zähneknirschen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et inutilem servum ejicite in tenebras exteriores: illic erit fletus, et stridor dentium.