Matthew 22: 1 - 14
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| 1 | And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, |
| 2 | "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, |
| 3 | and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. |
| 4 | Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.' |
| 5 | But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, |
| 6 | while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. |
| 7 | The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. |
| 8 | Then he said to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. |
| 9 | Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.' |
| 10 | And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. |
| 11 | "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; |
| 12 | and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. |
| 13 | Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' |
| 14 | For many are called, but few are chosen." |
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