Matthew 8:12

Matthew 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• New International Version (NIV)But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Context of Matthew 8:12

10Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. 11And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment. 14When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

Matthew 8:12 word by word

οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐκβληθήσονται εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.Read the interlinear

• the sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• the outerἐξώτεροςexōteros · outerG1857
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• inἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• there will be weepingκλαυθμόςklauthmos · weepingG2805
• and gnashingβρυγμόςbrugmos · gnashingG1030
• of teethὀδούςodous · toothG3599

Cross-references for Matthew 8:12

• Matthew 3:9and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham.
• Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
• Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
• Acts 3:25It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
• Romans 9:4who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons and daughters, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the temple service, and the promises;
• Matthew 13:42and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 22:12and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
• Matthew 24:51and he will cut him in two and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 25:30And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Luke 13:28In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.
• 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, held for judgment;
• Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, churning up their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Shall be cast out into outer darkness - As the enjoyment of that salvation which Jesus Christ calls the kingdom of heaven is here represented under the notion of a nuptial festival, at which the guests sat down in a reclining posture, with the master of the feast; so the state of those who were excluded from the banquet is represented as deep darkness; because the nuptial solemnities took place at night. Hence, at those suppers, the house of reception was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The children of the kingdom - That is, the children, or the people, who “expected the kingdom,” or to whom it properly belonged; or, in other words, the Jews. they supposed themselves to be the special favorites of heaven. They thought that the Messiah would enlarge their nation and spread the triumphs of their kingdom. They called themselves, therefore, the children or the members of the kingdom of God, to the exclusion of the Gentiles. Our Saviour used…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 This centurion was a heathen, a Roman soldier. Though he was a soldier, yet he was a godly man. No man's calling or place will be an excuse for unbelief and sin. See how he states his servant's case. We should concern ourselves for the souls of our children and servants, who are spiritually sick, who feel not spiritual evils, who know not that which is spiritually good; and we should bring them to Christ by faith and prayers. Observe his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The coming of Gentiles fulfills Old Testament promises (Isaiah 2:2–3). God promised Abraham that he would be a blessing to many nations, not just the Jewish people (Genesis 18:18). Christ fulfills this promise (Galatians 3:8, 16).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:12

• Centurion
• Colors
• Darkness
• Gnashing of Teeth
• Heathen
• Hell
• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Servant
• Sorrow
• Teeth
• Weeping
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hell
• Hole
• Immediately
• Kingdom of God
• Palsy
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• 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