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Jesus again used parables in talking to the people.
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"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
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He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come.
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So he sent other servants with this message for the guests: "My feast is ready now; my steers and prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!'
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But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,
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while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.