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And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:
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“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who
arranged a marriage for his son,
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and sent out his servants to call those who were
invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.
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Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell
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 they made light of it and went their ways, one
to his own farm, another to his business.
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And the rest seized his servants, treated them
spitefully, and killed them.
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But when the king heard about it, he was furious.
And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their
city.
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Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding 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 who did not have on a wedding garment.
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So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in
here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
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Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand
and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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“For many are called, but few are chosen.” |