Matthew 22:5-15

5 "But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another * to his business,

6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.

7 "But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

8 "Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9 'Go therefore to ¹the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.'

10 "Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.

11 "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw ²a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

12 and he said to him, '³Friend, how did you come in here without * wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless.

13 "Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into ⁴the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

14 "For many are ⁵called, but few are ⁶chosen."

Tribute to Caesar

15 ⁷Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 21:21; Obadiah 14
• 2. 2 Kings 10:22; Zechariah 3:3, 4
• 3. Matthew 20:13; Matthew 26:50
• 4. Matthew 8:12; Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28
• 5. Matthew 24:22; 2 Peter 1:10; Revelation 17:14
• 6. Matthew 24:22; 2 Peter 1:10; Revelation 17:14
• 7. Matthew 22:15-22: {Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26}

Footnotes

• [a] Or "field"
• [b] Lit "those reclining" at the table
• [c] Or "invited"
• [d] Lit "took counsel"
• [e] Lit "in word"