Twentieth_Century(i)
1 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables.
2 "The Kingdom of Heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honor of his son's wedding.
3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.
4 A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited 'I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.'
5 They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to his farm, another to his business;
6 While the rest, seizing his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.
7 The king, in anger, sent his troops, put those murderers to death, and set their city on fire.
8 Then he said to his servants 'The banquet is prepared, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9 So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.'
10 The servants went out into the roads and collected all the people whom they found, whether bad or good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.
11 But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.
12 So he said to him 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding-robe?' The man was speechless.
13 Then the king said to the attendants 'Tie him hand and foot, and 'put him out into the darkness' outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'
14 For many are called, but few chosen."