Matthew 22:3-8 ▼

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.