And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| he saith | λέγει legei | G3004 | properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| unto him | αὐτῷ· autō | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine |
| Friend | ἑταῖρε, hetaire | G2083 | a comrade · noun — vocative singular masculine |
| how | πῶς pōs | G4459 | an interrogative particle of manner · particle — interrogative |
| camest thou in | εἰσῆλθες eisēlthes | G1525 | to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular |
| hither | ὧδε hōde | G5602 | in this same spot · adverb |
| not | μὴ mē | G3361 | (adverb) not · particle — negative |
| having | ἔχων echōn | G2192 | to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine |
| a | ἔνδυμα enduma | G1742 | apparel (especially the outer robe) · noun — accusative singular neuter |
| wedding | γάμου; gamou | G1062 | nuptials · noun — genitive singular masculine |
| garment | ἔνδυμα éndyma | G1742 | apparel (especially the outer robe) |
| And | δὲ de | G1161 | but · conjunction |
| he was speechless | ἐφιμώθη. ephimōthē | G5392 | to muzzle · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular |
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Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless--being self-condemned.
And he saith unto him, friend,.... Either in an ironical way, or because he professed to be a friend of God and Christ: how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? Which way didst thou come in hither? since he did not come in by faith, in the righteousness of Christ; intimating, that he climbed up some other way, and was a thief and robber; or with what face, or how couldest thou have the assurance to come in hither in such a dress, having nothing but the filthy rags of thine own righteousness? How couldest thou expect to meet with acceptance with me, or to be suitable company for my people, not being arrayed with the garments of salvation, and robe of righteousness, as they ar…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:1-14 Matthew 22:1-14 Luke 14:15-24 1. And Jesus answering, spoke again by parables, and said, 2. The kingdom of heaven is like a human king who made a marriage for his son, 3. And sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage, and they refused to come. 4. Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Lo, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage. 5. But they treated it with indifference, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise: 6. And the rest took his servants, and abused and killed them. 7. But when the king heard it, he was angry, and sent hi…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe proper clothes correspond to spiritual fruit that demonstrates real faith (see 7:13-27).
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(cont. Faust. xxii. 19.) Or, he goes to the feast without a garment, who goes seeking his own, and not the Bridegroom's honour.
And forasmuch as he who is in sin, and puts not on the Lord Jesus Christ, has no excuse, it follows, But he was speechless.
Note that "the master of the house came in to look at the guests." See, my beloved, the servants' business was only to invite and bring in the good and bad. It is not said that the servants took notice of the guests, found among them a man who had no wedding garment and spoke to him. This is not written. The master of the house came in, the master saw him, the master of the house inspected, the master of the house hauled him off and threw him out. It is not fitting to pass over this quickly. But I have undertaken to establish another point, how that one man stands for many. "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless." For the one who questioned him was one to whom he could give no deceptive reply.
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