11 [a]Then the king came in, to see the guests, and saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment.

12 And he said unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was [b]speechless.

13 Then said the king to the [c]servants, Bind him hand and foot: take him away, and cast him into utter darkness: (A)there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:11 In the small number which come at the calling, there are some castaways which do not confirm their faith with newness of life.
  2. Matthew 22:12 Word for word, haltered, that is to say, he held his peace, as though he had had a bridle or an halter about his neck.
  3. Matthew 22:13 To them that served the guests.

11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(A)?’ The man was speechless.

13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(B)

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