12and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.


In Context

9 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

10 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

11 But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding-garment:

12 and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 For many are called, but few chosen.

Matthew 22:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:12'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:12and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12And he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:12and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:12And he said to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.