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 those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall 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

• ·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 20:13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
• Matthew 26:50And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
• Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Acts 5:2And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 8:20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• Job 5:16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
• Psalms 107:42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
• Jeremiah 2:23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
• Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become 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