Matthew 22:12 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹² So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not having wedding clothes?' And he was speechless.

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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

Matthew 20:13

"But he answered one of them and said, 'Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Matthew 26:50

But Jesus said to him, "Friend, why have you come?"Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

Matthew 5:20

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that as many things as the law says, it speaks to those under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make clear the purposes of the hearts. Then each one's praise shall come from God.

Titus 3:11

knowing that such a person has been perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.