Matthew 22:13

Matthew 22:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Context of Matthew 22:13

11“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14For many are called, but few are chosen.” 15Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Matthew 22:13 word by word

τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς εἶπεν τοῖς διακόνοις· δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ἐκβάλετε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.Read the interlinear

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to the servantsδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
• Bindδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• him handχείρcheir · handG5495
• and footπούςpous · footG4228
• the outerἐξώτεροςexōteros · outerG1857
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• in that placeἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• will be weepingκλαυθμόςklauthmos · weepingG2805
• and gnashingβρυγμόςbrugmos · gnashingG1030
• of teethὀδούςodous · toothG3599

Cross-references for Matthew 22:13

• Matthew 12:29Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
• Matthew 13:30Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you.
• Daniel 3:20He commanded certain valiant warriors who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in order to cast them into the furnace of blazing fire.
• John 21:18Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.”
• Acts 21:11And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”
• Revelation 21:27and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• Matthew 8:12but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Matthew 25:30Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
• 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
• Jude 1:6And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,
• Matthew 13:42and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 24:51and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Cast him into outer darkness - See the notes at Matthew 8:12. This, without doubt, refers to the future punishment of the hypocrite, Matthew 23:23-33; Matthew 24:51.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13weeping and gnashing of teeth: This phrase describes the intense pain and sorrow that come from being condemned for sin and unbelief (see Matthew 8:12; 13:42, 50; 24:51; 25:30). outer darkness: This is a picture of eternal punishment, shown as being far from God’s presence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:13

• Anger
• Colors
• Covetousness
• Darkness
• Feasts
• Gnashing of Teeth
• Hell
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Righteousness
• Self-Righteousness
• Sorrow
• Teeth
• Weeping
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings