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But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire.
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Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.
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Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.
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And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.
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But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;
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And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.
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Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
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For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.
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Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.
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And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.
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Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?