83  I)      And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  again  in  parables  unto

2  them,  saying,  "The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a'
certain   king,  which  made  a  marriage  feast  for  his  son,

3  "and  sent  forth  his  ^servants  to  call  them  that  were  bidden

4  to  the  marriage  feast :  and  they  would  not  come.  "Again
he  sent  forth  other  'servants,  saying,  Tell  them  that  are
bidden.  Behold,  I  have  made  ready  my  dinner :  my  oxen
and  my  fatlings  are  killed,  and  all  things  are  ready  :  come

5  to  the  marriage  feast.  "But  they  made  light  of  it,  and
went  their  ways,  one  to  his  own  farm,  another  to   his

6  merchandise  :    "and  the   rest  laid  hold  on  his 'servants,
(7  and  entreated  them  shamefully,  and  killed  them.      "But

the  king  was  wroth  ;    and  he  sent    his  armies,   and   de-

8  stroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned  their  city.  "Then
saith  he  to  his  'servants,  The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they

9  that  were  bidden  were  not  worthy.  "Go  ye  therefore
unto   the   partings   of  the  highways,  and  as  many  as   ye

10  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage  feast.  "And  those 'ser-
vants went  out  into  the  highways,  and  gathered  together
all  as  many  as  they  found,  both  bad  and  good  :  and  the

11  wedding  was  filled  with  guests.  "But  when  the  king  came
in   to  behold  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had

12  not  on  a  wedding-garment :  "and  he  saith  unto  him,
Friend,  how  camest  thou  in  hither  not  having  a  wedding-

(13) garment  ?  And  he  was  speechless.  "Then  the  king  said
to  the  *  servants.  Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  cast  him
out  into  the  outer  darkness  ;  there  shall  be  the  weeping

'  Gr.  bondservants.  '  Or,  ministers


A.  V. — grind. .to  powder;  45  (had);  46  But.  .hands.,  multitude. Ch.  xx;i.   i  by..
