1. Once again Jesus used stories to teach the people:
2. The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a king gave a wedding banquet for his son.
3. The king sent some servants to tell the invited guests to come to the banquet, but the guests refused.
4. He sent other servants to say to the guests, “The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!”
5. But the guests did not pay any attention. Some of them left for their farms, and some went to their places of business.
6. Others grabbed the servants, then beat them up and killed them.