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CHAP. XXII.
1 ANd Jesus answered, and spake again to them by parables, and said:
2 The kingdom of heaven, is like unto a cer∣tain king, which made a marriage for his Son.
3 And sent forth his servants, to call them that were bidden to the wedding, and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold! I have prepared my dinner, my oxen, and my fat∣lings are killed, and all things are ready, come to the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchan∣dise.
6 And the remnant took his servants, and intreated them spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth, and he sent forth his armies, and de∣stroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden, were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the high-ways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marri∣age.
10 So those servants went into the high-ways, and gathered together all, as many as they found both bad, and good, and the wedding was furnish∣ed with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment.
12 And he saith unto him, Friend! how cam∣est thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he wasspeechless.
13 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.
14 For many are called, but few are cho∣sen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.