Matthew 22:12
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And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
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And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
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