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 Living Translation (NLT)But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Context of Matthew 8:12

10When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour. 14Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother lying sick 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• shall be cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• outerἐξώτεροςexōteros · outerG1857
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• weepingκλαυθμόςklauthmos · weepingG2805
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• gnashingβρυγμόςbrugmos · gnashingG1030
• of teethὀδούςodous · toothG3599

Cross-references for Matthew 8:12

• Matthew 3:9and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
• Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
• Matthew 21:43“Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
• Acts 3:25You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
• Romans 9:4who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises;
• Matthew 13:42and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 22:12So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
• Matthew 24:51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 25:30And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
• 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
• Jude 1:13raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness 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