KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
WEB World English Bible
Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
ASV American Standard Version
Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;
Surrounding context — Matthew 22
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
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.
14 For many are called, but few [are] chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τότεG5119 · totethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλεὺςG935 · basileuskingεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιακόνοις·G1249 · diakonosservantδήσαντεςG1210 · deōto bindαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heπόδαςG4228 · pousfootκαὶG2532 · kaiandχεῖραςG5495 · cheirhandἐκβάλετεG1544 · ekballōto expelαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσκότοςG4655 · skotosdarknessτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐξώτερον·G1857 · exōterosouterἐκεῖG1563 · ekeithereἔσταιG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκλαυθμὸςG2805 · klauthmosweepingκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoβρυγμὸςG1030 · brugmosgnashingτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀδόντων.G3599 · odoustooth
Cross-references
Matthew 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Matthew 25:30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.Jude 1:6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.Matthew 24:51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.2 Peter 2:4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;2 Thessalonians 1:9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;Luke 13:28There 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.2 Peter 2:17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.Revelation 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.Jude 1:13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.Psalm 112:10The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.Psalm 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.Matthew 12:29Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
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