Matthew 22

1 Ref And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,

2 Ref The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

3 Ref and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.

4 Ref Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

5 Ref But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

6 Ref and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

7 Ref But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

8 Ref Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

9 Ref Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

10 Ref And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

11 Ref But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

12 Ref and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

13 Ref Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

14 Ref For many are called, but few chosen.

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