| 22:1 |
And responding, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying: |
| 22:2 |
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was king, who celebrated a wedding for his son. |
| 22:3 |
And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding. But they were not willing to come. |
| 22:4 |
Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell the invited: Behold, I have prepared my meal. My bulls and fatlings have been killed, and all is ready. Come to the wedding.’ |
| 22:5 |
But they ignored this and they went away: one to his country estate, and another to his business. |
| 22:6 |
Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them. |
| 22:7 |
But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city. |
| 22:8 |
Then he said to his servants: ‘The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy. |
| 22:9 |
Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.’ |
| 22:10 |
And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests. |
| 22:11 |
Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment. |
| 22:12 |
And he said to him, ‘Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was dumbstruck. |
| 22:13 |
Then the king said to the ministers: ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| 22:14 |
For many are called, but few are chosen.’ ” |
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