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The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.
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Then he called his servants and said to them, "My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited did not deserve it.
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Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.'
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So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.
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"The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes.
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"Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' the king asked him. But the man said nothing.
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Then the king told the servants, "Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.' "
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And Jesus concluded, "Many are invited, but few are chosen."
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The Pharisees went off and made a plan to trap Jesus with questions.
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Then they sent to him some of their disciples and some members of Herod's party. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you tell the truth. You teach the truth about God's will for people, without worrying about what others think, because you pay no attention to anyone's status.
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Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"