Matthew 22:12

12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.

Matthew 22:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
ESV
12 And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
NLT
12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.
MSG
12 He said to him, 'Friend, how dare you come in here looking like that!' The man was speechless.
CSB
12 So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.

Matthew 22:12 In-Context

10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 20:13; Matthew 26:50
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