⁸Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy. ⁹Therefore, go out to the places where the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many people as you find.’ ¹⁰And those slaves went out into the roads and^* gathered everyone whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding celebration was filled with dinner guests.^a ¹¹But when^* the king came in to see the dinner guests,^b he saw a man there not dressed in wedding clothes. ¹²And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?’ But he could say nothing.^c ¹³Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot^d and^* throw him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’ ¹⁴For many are called but few are chosen.”

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
aLiterally “with those reclining at table”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came in”) which is understood as temporal
bLiterally “ones reclining at table”
cLiterally “he was silent”
dLiterally “feet and hands”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“tie”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Then he told his servants, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’ So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests. When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor. Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’ So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“For many are called, but few are chosen.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 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. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 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.

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