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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:12

Friend ; ἑταῖρε , as Matthew 20:13 . It was thus that Christ addressed Judas in the garden ( Matthew 26:50 ). The term here has in it something of distrust and disapprobation. How camest thou in hither? The question may mean—How couldst thou presume to approach this solemn festival without the indispensable requisite? Or, how couldst thou elude the vigilance of the servants, and enter in this unseemly garb? The former is doubtless the signification of the inquiry. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:12

Wilfulness spoiling our blessings. "Not having a wedding garment." The incident is a distinctly Eastern one. So motley a crowd would be very out of place in a king's palace. It was not only kindly consideration which provided an all-covering, handsome robe for guests whose own clothes were shabby; it was a sense of appropriateness which required all the guests to be suitably arrayed. In treating this parable it should be kept in mind that he who gave the feast was a king, and so sent his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:13

The servants; τοῖς διακο ì νοις : ministers, or attendants— not the same as the servants ( δοῦλοι ) who originally carried out the invitations. They are not preachers, but the guards of the throne, meaning probably the ministering angels who execute the King's commands (see Matthew 13:41 .49). Bind him hand and foot. By hand and foot men sin, by these they are punished. All hope of escape is thus removed. There is no trial; the offence is too gross and evident to need any... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:12

Friend - Rather, “companions.” The word does not imply friendship.He was speechless - He had no excuse. So it will be with all hypocrites. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:13

Cast him into outer darkness - See the notes at Matthew 8:12. This, without doubt, refers to the future punishment of the hypocrite, Matthew 23:23-33; Matthew 24:51. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 22:12-13

Matthew 22:12-13. Friend, how camest thou in hither How camest thou to presume to enter into my church, by taking upon thee a profession of my religion, and to sit down among the guests, or associate thyself with my disciples; not having on a wedding-garment? Not having put off the old man and put on the new, not being made a new creature, not having put on the Lord Jesus Christ in holy graces and moral virtues. “It is needless to dispute,” says Calvin, “about the wedding-garment, whether... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

124. The royal wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14)Throughout the Old Testament period and into the New, God sent his messengers to Israel, but the people ignored his message. God was like a king who invited people to a wedding feast for his son, but when the time for the feast arrived, they refused to come (Matthew 22:1-5). This was a picture of the refusal of the Jews to accept Jesus’ message and enter the kingdom of God. Their rejection of Jesus would bring God’s judgment upon them and result in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 22:12

Friend. Greek. hetairos. Occurs only in Matthew (here; Matthew 11:16 ; Matthew 20:13 ; Matthew 26:50 ). not. Greek. me . Not the same word as in Matthew 22:11 , because this refers to the man's subjective consciousness of the omission when he entered, not to the mere forgetfulness of the fact. speechless. There was no excuse for the insult implied in the negative me , above. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 22:13

outer = the outer. Greek. exoteros. Occurs only in Matthew 8:12 ; Matthew 22:13 , and Matthew 25:30 . weeping, &c. The weeping and the grinding. See note on Matthew 8:12 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 22:12

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.That man's apparel was an insult to the occasion, indicating that immoral and shameful conduct on the part of Christians is an insult to God that will at last be punished. We may not excuse him on grounds that he was poor, unable to obtain a wedding garment, or that he had no chance to supply one. Note that the man himself was speechless. It was totally his fault, and he could not think... read more

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