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"1The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king*whogave a 2weddingfeast for his son.
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"And he 3sent out his slaves to callthose who had been invited to the weddingfeast, and they were unwilling* to come.
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"Again he 4sent out otherslavessaying, 'Tellthose who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattenedlivestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the weddingfeast."'
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"But they paidnoattention and went their way, one to his ownfarm, another* to his business,
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and the restseized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.
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"But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyedthosemurderers and set their city on fire.
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"Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
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'Gotherefore to 5the mainhighways, and as many as you find there, invite to the weddingfeast.'
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"Thoseslaveswent out into the streets and gatheredtogetherall they found, bothevil and good; and the weddinghall was filled with dinnerguests.