rsv Matthew:22:1-14 SEEK
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And again Jesus spoke to them in parables ,
saying ,
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The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son ,
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and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast ;
but they would not come .
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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 .'
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But they made light of it and went off ,
one to his farm ,
another to his business ,
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while the rest seized his servants ,
treated them shamefully ,
and killed them .
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The king was angry ,
and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city .
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Then he said to his servants , `
The wedding is ready ,
but those invited were not worthy .
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Go therefore to the thoroughfares ,
and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find .'
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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 .
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But when the king came in to look at the guests ,
he saw there a man who had no wedding garment ;
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and he said to him , `
Friend ,
how did you get in here without a wedding garment ?'
And he was speechless .
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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 .'
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For many are called ,
but few are chosen ."