1. Jesus also told them other parables. He said,
2. “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
3. When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!
4. “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’
5. But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.
6. Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.
7. “The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town.