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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.

Context of Matthew 22:12

10So 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. 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.”

Matthew 22:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Friendἑταῖροςhetairos · friendG2083
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• camest thou inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• hitherὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• notμήmē · notG3361
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• aἔνδυμαenduma · clothingG1742
• weddingγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he was speechlessφιμόωphimoō · to muzzleG5392

Cross-references for Matthew 22:12

• Matthew 20:13“But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?
• Matthew 26:50Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
• Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Acts 5:2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 8:20Peter answered: “May your money 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 the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
• Job 5:16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
• Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
• Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel running 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