Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
KJV
καὶ τὸν ἀχρεῖον δοῦλον ἐκβάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
Greek NT
Et inutilem servum ejicite in tenebras exteriores : illic erit fletus, et stridor dentium.
Vulgate
And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
ASV
And the unprofitable servant, cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βρυγμός
brugmos
noun · 7×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλαυθμός
klauthmos
noun · 9×
σκότος
skotos
noun · 31×
ἀχρεῖος
achreios
adjective · 2×
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
verb · 80×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
ἐξώτερος
exoteros
adjective · 3×
ὀδούς
odous
noun · 12×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Parable
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
§546Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching.261 Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything.262 Words are not enough, deeds are required.263 The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or …
§1036The affirmations of Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the Church on the subject of hell are a call to the responsibility incumbent upon man to make use of his freedom in view of his eternal destiny. They are at the same time an urgent call to conversion: "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it…
§1936On coming into the world, man is not equipped with everything he needs for developing his bodily and spiritual life. He needs others. Differences appear tied to age, physical abilities, intellectual or moral aptitudes, the benefits derived from social commerce, and the distribution of wealth.41 The "talents" are not distributed equally.42
2. Then he suffers Him. And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water; and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him. For inasmuch as many supposed that John was greater than He, because John had been brought up all his time in the wilderness, and was son of a chief priest, and was c…
Chapter 22.—What is Meant by the Good Going Out to See the Punishment of the Wicked. But in what way shall the good go out to see the punishment of the wicked? Are they to leave their happy abodes by a bodily movement, and proceed to the places of punishment, so as to witness the torments of the wicked in their bodily presence? Certainly not; but they shall go out by knowledge.…
Cross-references
- Acts 7:54 — When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
- Heb 6:7 — For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
- Jer 15:1 — Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
- John 15:6 — If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
- Jude 1:13 — Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
- Luke 13:28 — There 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.
- Luke 13:28 — There 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.
- Luke 17:10 — So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
- Matt 8:12 — But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matt 8:12 — But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matt 13:42 — And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matt 13:50 — And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 24:51 — And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Phlm 1:11 — Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
- Rev 3:15 — I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
- Titus 3:14 — And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.