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Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables ,
and said ,
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The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king ,
who made a marriage
feast for his son ,
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and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited ;
and they would not come .
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Again ,
he sent other servants ,
saying ,
Tell those who have been invited ,
Behold ,
I have prepared my dinner ;
my oxen and my fatlings are killed ,
and all things are ready ;
come to the feast .
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But they made light of it ,
and went away ;
one to his farm ,
another to his merchandise .
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And the rest seized his servants ,
and ill
treated and slew them .
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And the king was enraged ;
and sent forth his armies ,
and destroyed those murderers ,
and burned their city .
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Then saith he to his servants ,
The feast is ready ,
but those who were invited were not worthy .
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Go therefore into the thoroughfares ,
and as many as ye find ,
invite to the feast .
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So those servants went out into the highways ,
and gathered together all ,
as many as they found ,
both bad and good ;
and the bride
chamber was fully furnished with guests .
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And the king ,
coming in to view the guests ,
saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment ;
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and he saith to him ,
Friend ,
how camest thou in here ,
not having a wedding garment ?
And he was struck dumb .
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Then the king said to the servants ,
Bind him hand and foot ,
and cast him out into the outer darkness ;
there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth .
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For many are called ,
but few are chosen .