Matthew:22:1-14
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And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables ,
saying ,
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The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a wedding for his son ,
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and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding ;
and they did not want to come .
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Again ,
he sent out other servants ,
saying , '
Say to those who are invited , "
See ,
I have prepared my dinner ;
my oxen and fatted cattle are killed ,
and all things [
are ]
ready .
Come to the wedding ."'
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But not caring ,
they went away ,
one to his own field ,
another to his business .
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And the rest seized his servants ,
mistreated [
them ],
and killed [
them ].
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And when that king heard ,
he was furious .
And he sent out his troops ,
and he destroyed those murderers ,
and he burned up their city .
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Then he said to his servants , '
The wedding indeed is ready ,
but those who were invited were not worthy .
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Therefore go into the highways ,
and as many as you find ,
invite to the wedding .'
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So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found ,
both bad and good .
And the wedding [
hall ]
was filled with guests .
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But when the king came in to see the guests ,
he saw a man there not dressed with wedding clothes .
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So he said to him , '
Friend ,
how did you come in here not having wedding clothes ?'
And he was speechless .
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Then the king said to the servants , '
Tie him up hands and feet ,
take him away ,
and cast [
him ]
into outer darkness ;
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth .'
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For many are called ,
but few are chosen ."