Verse 51. Shall cut him asunder. This kind of punishment was anciently practised. Sometimes it was done by the sword, sometimes by saws. It was practised among the Chaldeans, Da 2:5; 3:29 and among the Hebrews, 2 Sa 12:31; 1 Sa 15:33; 1 Ki 3:25; Heb 11:37.
It was also practised by the Egyptians and Romans. It is not, perhaps, here to be taken literally, but signifies that the wicked servant should be severely punished.
Hypocrites. See Barnes |Mt 6:2|.
They are spoken of here as the worst of men.
Weeping and gnashing of teeth. See Barnes |Mt 8:12,13|.
The unfaithful and wicked minister of God, who lives without expectation or fear of judgment, shall suffer the severest punishment inflicted on sinners in the world of woe.
{r} |There shall| Mt 25:30