1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said：  2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,  3 "and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.  4 "Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding."'  5 "But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.  6 "And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.  7 "But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.  8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.  9 'Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.'