Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 22:13

"Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth." — Matthew 22:13 (ASV)

Take him away — These words are missing in many of the best manuscripts, and may have been inserted to resolve the supposed difficulty of the man being simply “thrust out” after he had been bound hand and foot.

Into outer darkness — The description is reproduced from Matthew 8:12, and, in part, also from Matthew 13:50 (See Notes on those passages). Here it is emphasized by the contrast between the bridal chamber, with its lights, mirth, and music, and the midnight darkness outside the palace, filled with the despairing groans of those who were excluded from the feast.