²³ And bring ^(A)the fattened calf and kill it, and ^(B)let us eat and celebrate.

^2 (A)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave ^(B)a wedding feast for his son, ³ and ^(C)sent his servants^[a] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. ^4 (D)Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my ^(E)dinner, ^(F)my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ ⁵ But ^(G)they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, ⁶ while the rest seized his servants, ^(H)treated them shamefully, and ^(I)killed them. ⁷ The king was angry, and he sent his troops and ^(J)destroyed those murderers and burned their city. ⁸ Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not ^(K)worthy. ⁹ Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ ¹⁰ And those servants went out into the roads and ^(L)gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.

¹¹ “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there ^(M)a man who had no wedding garment. ¹² And he said to him, ^(N)‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. ¹³ Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and ^(O)cast him into the outer darkness. In that place ^(P)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ ¹⁴ For many are ^(Q)called, but few are ^(R)chosen.”

⁷ And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.