1 Jesus told them more stories. He said,
2 "Here is what the kingdom of heaven is like. A king prepared a wedding dinner for his son.
3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the dinner. The servants told them to come. But they refused.
4 "Then he sent some more servants. He said, 'Tell those who were invited that I have prepared my dinner. I have killed my oxen and my fattest cattle. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding dinner.'
5 "But the people paid no attention. One went away to his field. Another went away to his business.
6 The rest grabbed his servants. They treated them badly and then killed them.
7 "The king became very angry. He sent his army to destroy them. They killed those murderers and burned their city.