And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

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.

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many are called, but few are chosen.”