Matthew 22:1–10

¹And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying, ²‘The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son, ³and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

⁴‘Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts; ⁵and they, having disregarded it, went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise; ⁶and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.

⁷‘And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire; ⁸then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy, ⁹be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

¹⁰‘And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.