Matthew 25:30
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
סָכַן
çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
חִיצוֹן
chîytsôwn
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
חֹשֶׁךְ
chôshek
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
בְּכִי
Bᵉkîy
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
שֵׁן
shên
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
Key Terms in This Verse
חִיצוֹן chîytsôwn
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
Study H2435 →סָכַן çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
Study H5532 →חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
Study H2822 →Cross References
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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.
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
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.
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimst...
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
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