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Matthew 13:42

What does Matthew 13:42 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 13:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 13:42 means

The wicked will be thrown into a furnace of fire where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. This language portrays the severe consequences of final judgment—deep sorrow and rage. The furnace image conveys destruction and exclusion from God’s presence. The verse is a stark warning about the moral seriousness of unrepentant sin and the irreversible loss that comes with rejection of God. It calls readers to consider the eternal stakes of their response to Jesus’ message.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Context

This verse follows the description of angelic separation and spells out the destiny of those separated. It intensifies the parable’s moral gravity and leads into the contrasting promise of the righteous shining forth, reminding readers of both judgment and vindication.

v.41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

v.42This passage

v.43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 13:50

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

  • Revelation 20:14

    And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, eventhe lake of fire.

  • Luke 16:23

    And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

  • Revelation 19:20

    And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

  • Revelation 20:10

    And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

  • Daniel 3:21

    Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

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