Matthew 13:50

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples while explaining the parable of the weeds, describing the moment when angels separate the wicked from the righteous at the end of the age.

The words — The verb βαλοῦσιν (balousin) means "will cast," and κάμινον τοῦ πυρός translates literally as "furnace of fire," both describing the physical placement of the rejected.

The thread — This judgment scene runs through Matthew 8:12, Luke 13:27, and Revelation 14:10, which similarly record divine exclusion and wrath.

Why it lands — The text states that the wicked will be cast into a place of weeping and gnashing, requiring the reader to acknowledge a final, irreversible division between obedience and rebellion.

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The Greek words

καὶkaiand βαλοῦσινbalousinwill cast αὐτοὺςautousthem εἰςeisinto τὴνtēnthe κάμινονkaminonfurnace τοῦtouof the πυρός·purosfire;ἐκεῖekeiThere ἔσταιestaiwill be ὁhothe κλαυθμὸςklauthmosweeping καὶkaiand ὁhothe βρυγμὸςbrugmosgnashing τῶνtōnof the ὀδόντων.odontōnteeth.

King James Version

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Cross-references

Luke 13:27 And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
Revelation 14:10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
Matthew 8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 13:42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 24:50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
Revelation 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish