Matthew 22:11 · KJV
“And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.”
— Matthew 22:11
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast {him} into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22 — Context
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
10And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
11And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
12Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast {him} into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13For many are called, but few {are} chosen.
Cross References
Revelation 19:8
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. {white: or, bright}
Revelation 3:4-5
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God {is} quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and {is} a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Zechariah 3:3-4
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed {is} he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Ephesians 4:24
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. {true...: or, holiness of truth}
Colossians 3:10-11
And have put on the new {man}, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Romans 13:14
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to {fulfil} the lusts {thereof}.