New Living Translation
Matthew 22:13
13Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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 meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. 12‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14“For many are called, but few are chosen.” 15Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.
Read all of Matthew 22Matthew 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
- to the servantsδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
- Bindδέωdeō · to bindG1210
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- handχείρcheir · handG5495
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- footπούςpous · footG4228
- and takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
- castἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- outerἐξώτεροςexōteros · outerG1857
- darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
- thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- weepingκλαυθμόςklauthmos · weepingG2805
- gnashingβρυγμόςbrugmos · gnashingG1030
- of teethὀδούςodous · toothG3599
Cross-references for Matthew 22:13
- Matthew 12:29For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”
- Isaiah 52:1Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.
- Daniel 3:20Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.
- John 21:18“I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.”
- Acts 21:11He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’”
- Revelation 21:27Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Matthew 8:12But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:30Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.
- 2 Peter 2:4For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment.
- Jude 1:6And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.
- Matthew 13:42And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 24:51and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.
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
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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
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