Matthew 13:50

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 13:50 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:50 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
50and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And shall cast them into the furnace of fire, etc.] (See Gill on “<401342>Matthew 13:42”)”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net ... - This parable does not differ in meaning from that of the tares. The gospel is compared to a net dragging along on the bottom of a lake, and collecting all - good and bad. The gospel may be expected to do the same; but in the end of the world, when the net “is drawn in,” the bad will be separated from the good; the one will be cast away, and the other saved. Our Saviour never fails to keep before our minds the great truth that there is to be a day of judgment, and that there will be a separation of the good and the evil. He came to preach salvation; and it is a remarkable fact, also, that the most fearful accounts of hell and of the sufferings of…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“cast: Mat 13:42 wailing: Mat 24:50, Mat 24:51; Luk 13:27, Luk 13:28; Rev 14:10, Rev 14:11, Rev 16:10, Rev 16:11 Matthew 13:51”
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