2 “The reign of the heavens is like a man, a sovereign, who made a wedding feast for his son,
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast. But they would not come.
4 “Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Say to those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and all is ready. Come to the wedding feast.” ’
5 “But they disregarded it and went their way – this one to his field, that one to his trade.
6 “And the rest, having seized his servants, insulted and killed them.
7 “But when the sovereign heard, he was wroth, and sent out his soldiers, destroyed those murderers, and set their city on fire.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast, indeed, is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.