children. sons. Greek. huios. App-108. (and heirs).. Hebraism, denoting those who were related by any ties of friendship: e.g. followers, learners, inhabitants, &c.
outer. the outer. Gr . exoteros. Occ only in Matthew (here, and in Matthew 22:13, and Matthew 25:30). Outside the place where the feast was going on in Matthew 8:11.
weeping and gnashing. the weeping and the grinding. The Articles denoting not. state but. definite occasion and time when this event shall take place. Used by the Lord seven times (Matthew 8:12; Matthew 13:42; Matthew 13:50; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28).. study of these will show that the occasion is "the end of the age", when "the Lord and His servants shall have come", and when He will deal with the "wicked" and "unprofitable" servants, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in His kingdom.