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 brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests. 11“But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. 13Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14“For 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

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“He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage?
• Matthew 26:50Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
• Matthew 5:20“But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
• Acts 5:2He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest.
• Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
• 1 Samuel 2:9“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.
• Job 5:16And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.
• Psalms 107:42The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
• Jeremiah 2:23“You say, ‘That’s not true! I haven’t worshiped the images of Baal!’ But how can you say that? Go and look in any valley in the land! Face the awful sins you have done. You are like a restless female camel desperately searching for a mate.
• Romans 3:19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before 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