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Matthew 22:12

10 So 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.

11 But 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.

13 Then 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.’

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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BSB
‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
KJV
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
WEB
and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
ASV
and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.
DARBY
And he says to him, [My] friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.
BLB
And he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you enter here not having clothing of a wedding feast?’ And he was speechless.
ÅB
Og han sa til ham: ‘Min venn! Hvordan har du kommet inn her uten å ha bryllupsklær på!’ Men han svarte ikke.
OTB
Han spurte, 'Venn, hvordan kom du inn her uten bryllupsklær?' Mannen var målløs.
B1930
Og han sa til ham: Min venn! hvorledes er du kommet inn her og har ikke bryllupsklædning på! Men han tidde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 5:16

    So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

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  • Matthew 20:13

    But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

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  • 1 Samuel 2:9

    He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

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  • Acts 5:2–11

    With 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.

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  • 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,

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  • Matthew 26:50

    “Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.

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  • Psalms 107:42

    The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

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  • Titus 3:11

    knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.

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