Matthew 24:51 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:51

Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

BSB

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ASV

and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

KJV

And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

He shall cut him in sunder, is not to be understood of execution by the sword, but that he shall sever him from the company of the saints. And shall appoint him his portion with the hypocrites, with those, namely, that were in the field, and grinding at the mill, and were nevertheless left. For as we often say that the hypocrite is one who is one thing, and passes himself for another; so in the field and at the mill he seemed to be doing the same as others, but the event proved that his purpose was different.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And shall cut him asunder,.... The Persic version renders it, "he shall separate him from himself": he shall separate soul and body by death; he shall take away all his gifts and talents from him; and remove him from his place and office, and from the church of God, and communion of the saints, and out of this world.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And allot him his portion with the hypocrites - The worst of sinners, as upright and sincere as he was once. If ministers are the persons here primarily intended, there is a peculiar propriety in the expression. For no hypocrisy can be baser, than to call ourselves ministers of Christ, while we are the slaves of avarice, ambition, or sensuality.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Cut him asunder - This refers to an ancient mode of punishment used in several countries. Isaiah is reported to have been sawed Asunder. That it was an ancient mode of punishment is evident from what Herodotus says: that Sabacus, king of Ethiopia, had a vision, in which he was commanded μεσους διαταμειν, to cut in two, all the Egyptian priests, lib. ii.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are verses in this passage which are often much misapplied. “The coming of the Son of Man” is frequently spoken of as being the same thing as death; the texts which describe the uncertainty of his coming are used in epitaphs, and thought suitable to the tomb. But there is no solid ground for such an application of this passage. Death is one thing, and the coming of the Son of Man is quite another. The subject of these verses is not death, but the second advent of Jesus Christ. Let us remember this.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διχοτομήσει	dichotomēsei	will cut in pieces	G1371 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
μέρος	meros	place	G3313 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ὑποκριτῶν	hupokritōn	hypocrites	G5273 →
θήσει·	thēsei	will appoint;	G5087 →
ἐκεῖ	ekei	there	G1563 →
ἔσται	estai	will be	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κλαυθμὸς	klauthmos	weeping	G2805 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
βρυγμὸς	brugmos	gnashing	G1030 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ὀδόντων.¶	odontōn	of teeth.	G3599 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.”
leads to
- Matthew 25:30
  And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 13:50
  and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 13:28
  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
- Matthew 21:43
  Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Matthew 13:42
  And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Through
Matthew 22:13
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.’
leads to
- 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.”
Through
Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
leads to
- Hebrews 12:29
  “For our God is a consuming fire.”
Through
Job 20:29
This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
leads to
- Job 27:13
  This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew