Matthew 22:1-14

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

22 ¹ And having responded, Jesus again spoke in parables to them, saying, ² “The kingdom of the heavens became-like^[a] a man who was a king, who made wedding-celebrations for his son. ³ And he sent out his slaves to call the ones having been invited^[b] to the wedding-celebrations, and they were not willing to come. ⁴ Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Say to the ones having been invited, “Behold— I have prepared my luncheon^[c], my bulls and fatted-cattle having been slaughtered, and everything is prepared. Come to the wedding-celebrations”’. ⁵ But the ones, having paid-no-concern^[d], departed— one to his own field, and another on his business. ⁶ And the rest, having seized his slaves, mistreated them and killed them. ⁷ And the king became angry^[e]. And having sent his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. ⁸ Then he says to his slaves, ‘The wedding-celebration is prepared— but the ones having been invited were not worthy! ⁹ Therefore go to the outlets^[f] of the roads, and invite all-that you find to the wedding-celebrations’. ¹⁰ And having gone out into the roads, those slaves gathered-together all whom they found, both evil^[g] and good. And the wedding-hall was filled with ones reclining-back [to eat]. ¹¹ And the king, having come in to see^[h] the ones reclining-back [to eat], saw there a person not having dressed-in^[i] the clothing of ^[j] a wedding. ¹² And he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here, not having the clothing of a wedding?’ But the one was silenced. ¹³ Then the king said to the servants, ‘Having bound his feet and hands, throw him out, into the outer darkness’. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are called ones, but few are chosen ones”.