Verse 12
Matthew 22:12
World English Bible, British Edition
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and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Ἑταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε μὴ ἔχων ἔνδυμα γάμου; ὁ δὲ ἐφιμώθη.
English Translation
And he says to him, "Friend, how did you enter here without wedding garments?" And he was silent.
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Chapter 22 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
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and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not
co...
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Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my
d...
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But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
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and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
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When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burnt
th...
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“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
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Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the weddin...
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Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and...
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“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing...
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and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechle...
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Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the
o...
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For many are called, but few chosen.”
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15
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap
him in his talk.
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They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying,
“Teacher, we know that you are h...
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Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to
Caesar, or not?”
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But Yashua (Jesus) perceived their wickedness, and said,
“Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
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Show me the tax money.”
They brought to him a denarius.
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20
He asked them,
“Whose is this image and inscription?”
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They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
Then he said to them,
“Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Ca...
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When they heard it, they marvelled, and left him and went away.
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23
On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection)
came to him. They asked him,
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saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his
brother shall marry his wife a...
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Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died,
and having no offspring left his...
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In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
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After them all, the woman died.
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In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven?
For they all had her.”
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But Yashua (Jesus) answered them,
“You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of Go...
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For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God (Elohim)’s an...
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But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God (E...
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‘I am the God (Elohim) of Abraham, and the God (Elohim) of Isaac, and the God (Elohim) of Jacob?’
Go...
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When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
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But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the
Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
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35
One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
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“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
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Yashua (Jesus) said to him,
“‘You shall love the Lord your God (Elohim) with all your heart, with al...
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This is the first and great commandment.
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A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’
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The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
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Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Yashua (Jesus) asked
them a question,
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saying,
“What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?”
They said to him, “Of David.”
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He said to them,
“How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
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‘The Lord said to my Lord,
sit on my right hand,
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet...
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“If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
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No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare
ask him any more questions from that...
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