Matthew 22:1-9 ▼

1 Again Jesus spoke to them in parables. He said,

2 |The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

4 So he sent other servants after saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, |Look! I've prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!|'

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

6 The rest grabbed the king's servants, treated them brutally, and then killed them.

7 Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

8 |Then he told his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9 So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'