Matthew 8:12 (GNV)

Passage

And the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:10 When Iesus heard that, he marueiled, and said to them that folowed him, Verely, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, euen in Israel.

Matthew 8:11 But I say vnto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, in the kingdome of heauen.

Matthew 8:12 And the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 8:13 Then Iesus saide vnto the Centurion, Goe thy way, and as thou hast beleeued, so be it vnto thee, And his seruant was healed the same houre.

Matthew 8:14 And when Iesus came to Peters house, he sawe his wiues mother layed downe, and sicke of a feuer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "kingdome", "shall", "cast", "vtter", "darkenes", "shalbe", and "weeping". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "kingdome", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "But I say vnto you that many..." into verse 13's "Then Iesus saide vnto the Centurion Goe...", so "children" and "kingdome" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "kingdome" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.