6. The rest of them grabbed his servants, abused them, and killed them.
7. “The king was angry. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and set their city on fire.
8. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding party is prepared, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
9. Therefore, go to the roads on the edge of town and invite everyone you find to the wedding party.’
10. “Then those servants went to the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding party was full of guests.
11. Now when the king came in and saw the guests, he spotted a man who wasn’t wearing wedding clothes.
12. He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he was speechless.
13. Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet and throw him out into the farthest darkness. People there will be weeping and grinding their teeth.’
14. "Many people are invited, but few people are chosen."
15. Then the Pharisees met together to find a way to trap Jesus in his words.
16. They sent their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to him. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are genuine and that you teach God’s way as it really is. We know that you are not swayed by people’s opinions, because you don’t show favoritism.
17. So tell us what you think: Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
18. Knowing their evil motives, Jesus replied, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19. Show me the coin used to pay the tax." And they brought him a denarion.
20. "Whose image and inscription is this?" he asked.