Matthew 22:1-10

Modern English Version

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet^(A)

22 Jesus spoke to them again by parables, saying, ² “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, ³ and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding, but they would not come.

⁴ “Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited: See, I have prepared my supper. My oxen and fattened calves are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

⁵ “But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business; ⁶ the rest took his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. ⁷ When the king heard about it, he was angry. He sent in his army and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.

⁸ “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. ⁹ Go therefore to the streets, and invite to the wedding banquet as many as you find.’ ¹⁰ So those servants went out into the streets and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.