1. And continuing, Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
2. “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who gave a wedding celebration for his son.
3. And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.
4. Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding celebration!” ’
5. But they paid no attention and went away—this one to his own field, that one to his business.