4Again, 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.” ’
5But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.
6And the rest seized his servants, treated them1spitefully, and killed them.
7But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out ahis armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not aworthy.
9Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’
10So 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.
12So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was aspeechless.
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