Matthew 22:2–14

^2bThe kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a ^cmarriage for his son, ³And sent forth his servants ^dto call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. ⁴Again, he sent forth ^eother servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my ^fdinner: ^gmy oxen and my ^hfatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. ⁵But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: ⁶And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them ⁱspitefully, and slew them. ⁷But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth ^khis armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. ⁸Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not ^lworthy. ⁹Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. ¹⁰So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, ^mboth bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. ¹¹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man ⁿwhich had not on ^oa wedding garment: ¹²And he saith unto him, ^pFriend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he ^qwas speechless. ¹³Then said the king to the ^rservants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and ^scast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ^14tFor many are called, but few are chosen.