Matthew 22
Reading Matthew chapter 22 in the Webster's Bible, public-domain text from 1833.
Verses 1–10
1 And Jesus answered, and spoke to them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage for his son,
3 And sent his servants to call them that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come to the marriage.
5 But they made light of [it], and went, one to his farm, another to his merchandise.
6 And the remnant took his servants, and treated [them] spitefully, and slew [them].
7 But when the king heard [of it], he was wroth: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and collected all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
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