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The Parable of the Wedding Feast

1 And Jesus answered aand spoke to them again by parables and said:  
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; and they were not willing to come.
4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; amy oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’  
5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.
6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them1 spitefully, and killed them.  
7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out ahis armies, 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 aworthy.  
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 agathered 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 awho 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 aspeechless.  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 22:2

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American Standard Version
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

Amplified® Bible
The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son

Contemporary English Version
The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a king gave a wedding banquet for his son.

Darby English Version
The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,

Good News Bible
"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.

International Standard Version
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

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

New American Standard Bible
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

New International Version
"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

New King James Version
"The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The kingdom of heaven we may compare to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

Young's Literal Translation
`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,


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