Tuesday, September 27, 2022

September 27 = Life of Christ #192 (Matthew 22:1-14) Jesus tells the parable of the wedding dinner

Jesus tells the parable of the wedding dinner

Matthew 22:1-14

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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

Matthew 22:1–14

1Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables: 2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent out his slaves to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come. 4Again, he sent out other slaves, and said, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Look, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.” ’

5“But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6And the others seized his slaves and killed them. 7The king was enraged, so he sent out his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned down their city.

8“Then he told his slaves, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9Therefore, go to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’ 10So those slaves went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests. 11But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding. 12So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

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

14“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”[1]



[1] Knight, G. W. (2001). A simplified harmony of the Gospels (p. 192). Holman Bible Publishers.


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