Matthew 22:12

Matthew 22:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
• New International Version (NIV)He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.

Context of Matthew 22:12

10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. 13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Matthew 22:12 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἑταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε μὴ ἔχων ἔνδυμα γάμου; ὁ δὲ ἐφιμώθη.Read the interlinear

• Friendἑταῖροςhetairos · friendG2083
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• he askedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• did you get inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• withoutμήmē · notG3361
• withoutἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• weddingγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• clothesἔνδυμαenduma · clothingG1742
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• was speechlessφιμόωphimoō · to muzzleG5392

Cross-references for Matthew 22:12

• Matthew 20:13But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
• Matthew 26:50“Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.
• Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Acts 5:2With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
• Job 5:16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
• Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
• Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He saith unto him, Friend - Rather, companion: so should be translated. As this man represents the state of a person in the visible Church, who neglects to come unto the master of the feast for a marriage garment, for the salvation which Christ has procured, he cannot be with any propriety called a friend, but may well be termed a companion, as being a member of the visible Church, and present at all those ordinances where Christ's presence and blessing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Friend - Rather, “companions.” The word does not imply friendship. He was speechless - He had no excuse. So it will be with all hypocrites.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14In this parable, Israel had often rejected God’s message in the past. In the same way, Israel rejected the Messiah and faced judgment. In Israel’s place, God raised up the church (Matthew 16:17–19; 21:43). God also expects the church to live in righteousness (Romans 11:11–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless--being self-condemned.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:12

• Covetousness
• Feasts
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Marriage
• Righteousness
• Self-Righteousness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Commandment
• Darkness
• Dinner
• Entangle
• Friend
• Guest
• Image
• Love
• Marriage

Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings