And Jesus answered and spoke to them
again by parables and said: The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who
arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who
were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent
out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my
dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to
the wedding." 'But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own
farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them
spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious.
And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited
were not worthy. 'Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find,
invite to the wedding.' So those servants went out into the highways and
gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall
was filled with guests. But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a
man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, 'Friend, how
did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the
king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him
into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are
called, but few are chosen.