Matthew 22:1-9 ▼

1 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables:

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

3 He sent his servants to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.

4 Again, he sent out other servants and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: See, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5 “But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business,

6 while the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7 The king was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.

8 “Then he told his servants, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9 Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’