Holman Christian Standard Bible

Matthew 22:8-15 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

8. “Then he told his slaves, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9. Therefore go to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’

10. So those slaves went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.

11. But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.

12. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes? ’ The man was speechless.

13. “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14. “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

15. Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.