Matthew 22:1-10

BIB(i) 1 Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) πάλιν (again) εἶπεν (spoke) ἐν (in) παραβολαῖς (parables) αὐτοῖς (to them), λέγων (saying), 2 “Ὡμοιώθη (Has become like) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἀνθρώπῳ (to a man), βασιλεῖ (a king), ὅστις (who) ἐποίησεν (made) γάμους (a wedding feast) τῷ (for the) υἱῷ (son) αὐτοῦ (of him). 3 καὶ (And) ἀπέστειλεν (he sent) τοὺς (the) δούλους (servants) αὐτοῦ (of him) καλέσαι (to call) τοὺς (those) κεκλημένους (having been invited) εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) γάμους (wedding feast), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἤθελον (they were willing) ἐλθεῖν (to come). 4 Πάλιν (Again) ἀπέστειλεν (he sent) ἄλλους (other) δούλους (servants), λέγων (saying), ‘Εἴπατε (Say) τοῖς (to those) κεκλημένοις (having been invited), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), τὸ (the) ἄριστόν (dinner) μου (of me) ἡτοίμακα (I have prepared), οἱ (the) ταῦροί (oxen) μου (of Me) καὶ (and) τὰ (the) σιτιστὰ (fatlings) τεθυμένα (have been killed), καὶ (and) πάντα (all things are) ἕτοιμα (ready); δεῦτε (come) εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) γάμους (wedding feast).”’ 5 Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀμελήσαντες (having paid no attention) ἀπῆλθον (they went away), ὃς (one) μὲν (-) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) ἴδιον (own) ἀγρόν (field), ὃς (one) δὲ (then) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) ἐμπορίαν (business) αὐτοῦ (of him). 6 οἱ (-) δὲ (And) λοιποὶ (the rest), κρατήσαντες (having laid hold of) τοὺς (the) δούλους (servants) αὐτοῦ (of him), ὕβρισαν (mistreated) καὶ (and) ἀπέκτειναν (killed them). 7 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) βασιλεὺς (the king) ὠργίσθη (was angry), καὶ (and) πέμψας (having sent) τὰ (the) στρατεύματα (armies) αὐτοῦ (of him), ἀπώλεσεν (he destroyed) τοὺς (the) φονεῖς (murderers) ἐκείνους (those), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city) αὐτῶν (of them) ἐνέπρησεν (he burned). 8 τότε (Then) λέγει (he says) τοῖς (to) δούλοις (servants) αὐτοῦ (of him), ‘Ὁ (The) μὲν (indeed) γάμος (wedding feast) ἕτοιμός (ready) ἐστιν (is); οἱ (those) δὲ (however) κεκλημένοι (having been invited) οὐκ (not) ἦσαν (were) ἄξιοι (worthy). 9 πορεύεσθε (Go) οὖν (therefore) ἐπὶ (into) τὰς (the) διεξόδους (thoroughfares) τῶν (of the) ὁδῶν (highways), καὶ (and) ὅσους (as many as) ἐὰν (if) εὕρητε (you shall find), καλέσατε (invite) εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) γάμους (wedding feast).’ 10 Καὶ (And) ἐξελθόντες (having gone out οἱ (the) δοῦλοι (servants) ἐκεῖνοι (those) εἰς (into) τὰς (the) ὁδοὺς (highways), συνήγαγον (they brought together) πάντας (all) οὓς (as many as) εὗρον (they found), πονηρούς (evil) τε (both) καὶ (and) ἀγαθούς (good); καὶ (and) ἐπλήσθη (became full) ὁ (the) γάμος* (wedding hall) ἀνακειμένων (of those reclining).