Isaiah 64:6 Berean Standard Bible
"Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind."
Matthew 22:12 Berean Standard Bible
‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
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Matthew 22:12 reveals God’s gracious invitation, the necessity of receiving Christ’s righteousness, and the certainty of personal accountability. The friendly greeting shows divine kindness; the question exposes the futility of self-righteousness; the missing garment warns that faith must be clothed in the salvation God provides; and the guest’s silence previews the final judgment where only those robed in Christ will stand.
