Matthew 22:1-8 ▼

1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who held a wedding feast for his son.

3 And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’

5 But they paid no attention and went their separate ways, one to his own farm, another to his business,

6 and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them.

7 Now the king was angry, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.