Matthew 22: 1 - 14
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And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
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"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,
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and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.
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Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.'
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But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
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while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
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The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
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Then he said to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
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Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
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And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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"But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment;
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and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
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Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'
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For many are called, but few are chosen."
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