1. Jesus used stories to tell other things to the people. He said,
2. “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
3. The king invited some people to the feast. When the feast was ready, the king sent his servants to tell the people to come. But they refused to come to the feast.
4. “Then the king sent other servants. He said to them, ‘Tell those who have been invited that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves for the dinner. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.’
5. “But the people refused to listen to the servants. They went to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business.
6. Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.
7. The king was very angry. He sent his army to kill the people who had killed his servants. And the army burned their city.
8. “After that, the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not worthy to come.