Matthew 22:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes for a wedding.’ But the man said nothing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And he said, Friend, how did you come in here without putting on the [appropriate] wedding garment? And he was speechless (muzzled, gagged).

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹² He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he was speechless.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And he said to him, 'Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?' But he was dumbstruck.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 22:12 Cross References

Job 5:16

So poor people have hope.\par God destroys bad people\par who are not fair.\par

Psalm 107:42

Good people see this,\par and they are happy.\par But wicked people see this,\par and they don’t know what to say.\par

Jeremiah 2:23

“Judah, how can you say to me,\par ‘I am not guilty;\par I have not worshiped the Baal {\cf2\super [13]} idols’?\par Think about the things you did in the valley.\par Think about what you have done.\par You are like a fast she-camel\par that runs from place to place.\par

Jeremiah 2:26

“A thief is ashamed when people catch him.\par In the same way,\par the people of Israel are ashamed,\par the kings and leaders are ashamed,\par and the priests and prophets are ashamed.\par

Matthew 20:13

“But the man that owned the field said to one of those workers, ‘Friend, I am being fair with you. You agreed to work for one silver coin. Right?

Matthew 26:50

Jesus answered, “Friend, do the thing you came to do.”

Matthew 5:20

I tell you that you must do better than the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [62]} If you are not better people, then you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Romans 3:19

These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge before the right time; wait until the Lord comes. He will shine light on the things that are hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of people’s hearts. Then God will give every person the praise he should get.

Titus 3:11

You know that a person like that is evil and sinful. His sins prove that he is wrong.

1 Samuel 2:9

The Lord protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But bad people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power will not help them win.