Matthew 22:11 (GNV)

Passage

Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:9 Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.

Matthew 22:10 So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.

Matthew 22:11 Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.

Matthew 22:12 And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.

Matthew 22:13 Then sayd the King to the seruants, Binde him hand and foote: take him away, and cast him into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "came", "ghestes", "sawe", "wedding", and "garment". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "So those seruantes went out into the..." into verse 12's "And he sayd vnto him Friend how...", so "king" and "came" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.