11. ‘But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
12. He asked, “How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?” The man was speechless.
13. ‘Then the king told the attendants, “Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
14. ‘For many are invited, but few are chosen.’
15. Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
16. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
17. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the poll-tax to Caesar or not?’