11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
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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. …
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.
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. …
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. …
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)We have here the parable of the guests invited to the wedding-feast . In this it is said (Matt. 22:1), Jesus answered , not to what his opposers said (for they were put to silence), but to what they thought , when they were wishing for an opportunity to lay hands on him , Matt. 21:46. Note, Christ knows how to answer men’s thoughts, for he is a Discerner of them. Or, He answered , that is, he cont…
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