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Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who held a wedding feast for his son.

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

"And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

"Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!"'

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

"But they paid no attention and went their separate ways, one to his own farm, another to his business,

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them.

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

"Now the king was angry, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

"Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

'So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.'

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

"Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

"But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless.

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

"Then the king said to the servants, 'Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place.'

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

"For many are called, but few are chosen."

For many are called, but few are chosen.