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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

Matthew 22:1-14

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Chapter 22
1 And Jesus answered again and said to them in parables, saying: 2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man, a king, who made wedding feasts for his son. 3 And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, "Say to the ones called, 'Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my bulls and the fatted ones have been sacrificed, and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.'" 5 But they paid no attention and went off, one to his field and another to his business. 6 But the rest seized his servants, insulted them, and killed them. 7 But the king was angry, and he sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his slaves: "The marriage feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy." 9 Go therefore to the crossroads, and invite to the wedding feast everyone you find. 10 And those slaves went out into the roads, gathered all whom they found, both bad and good, and the marriage feast was filled with those reclining. 11 But when he entered, the king wanted to observe the ones reclining at table and saw there a man not clothed with a wedding garment. 12 He said to him, "Friend, how did you come here without a wedding garment?" But he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, "Having bound his feet and hands, throw him out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.