Matthew 22:8-14
New King James Version
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not (A)worthy. 9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ 10 So those servants went out into the highways and (B)gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there (C)who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was (D)speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [a]take him away, and cast him (E)into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 (F)“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
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- Matthew 22:13 NU omits take him away, and
Matthew 22:8-14
New International Version
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners(A) and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good,(B) and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(C)?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(D)
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”(E)
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