^{1 Ref} And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,

^{2 Ref} `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

^{3 Ref} and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

^{4 Ref} `Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things `are' ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

^{5 Ref} and they, having disregarded `it', went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

^{6 Ref} and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay `them'.

^{7 Ref} `And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

^{8 Ref} then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

^{9 Ref} be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

^{10 Ref} `And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.