Matthew 22:1-10

Parable of the Wedding Feast

And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “^aThe kingdom of heaven ¹may be compared to ²a king who ³gave a ^bwedding feast for his son. 3 And he ^asent out his slaves to call those who had been called to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4 Again he ^asent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been called, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’ 5 But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own ¹farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them. 7 But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. 8 Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were called were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to ^athe main highways, and as many as you find there, call to the wedding feast.’ 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with ¹dinner guests.

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