Matthew 22:12 - Tree of Life Version

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

More versions

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 the helpless have hope and injustice shuts its mouth.

Psalm 107:42

The upright see it and are glad, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

Jeremiah 2:23

“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled— I have not gone after the Baalim? Look at your behavior in the Valley! Recognize what you have done. You are a swift young camel galloping aimlessly,

Jeremiah 2:26

As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel is shamed— they, their kings, their princes, their kohanim and their prophets.

Matthew 20:13

“But answering, he said to one of them, ‘Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius?

Matthew 26:50

“Friend,” Yeshua said to him, “do what you’ve come to do.” Then they came up and threw their hands on Yeshua and seized Him.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees and Torah scholars, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the Torah says, it says to those within the Torah, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become accountable to God.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not judge anything before the time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the things hidden in darkness and also make clear the motives of the hearts. Then the praise for each one will come from God.

Titus 3:11

knowing that such a person is twisted and is sinning—he is self- condemned.

1 Samuel 2:9

He guards the steps of His godly ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For one does not prevail by might.