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1 Jesus continued to speak to them with illustrations.
2 »The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
3 »He sent out his servants to invite guests to the feast, but they would not come.
4 »Again he sent out other servants with orders to say to the guests, ‘I have prepared my feast. Oxen and fat livestock are butchered and everything is ready, so come to the feast.’
5 »But they paid no attention and went about their business. One went to his farm and another went to his trade.
6 »The rest violently attacked his servants and put them to death.
7 »The king was angry, and sent his armies to put the evil servants to death and to destroy their town with fire.
8 »He said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but the guests were not worthy.
9 »‘Go then, to the main roads, and invite all those whom you see to come to the feast.’
10 »They went to the roads and brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike. And the banquet room was filled with guests.
11 »When the king met the guests he found that one of them was not wearing the right kind of clothes for the wedding.
12 »The king asked why did he not wear proper clothes for the wedding? But the guest had no excuse.
13 »The king gave orders for that person to be tied hand and foot and thrown outside into the dark. That is where people will cry and grind their teeth in pain.
14 »Many are called, but few chosen.«