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Matthew 22:11
But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;
Matthew 22:11 · Bible in Basic English
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Matthew 22:11 in other translations
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
“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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In context
8 Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.
9 Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.
10 And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;
12 And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.
13 Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
14 For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.
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