"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man--a king--who gave a wedding celebration for his son.

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.

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!" '

Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy.

Therefore, go out to the [places where] the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many [people] as you find.'

And those slaves went out into the roads [and] gathered everyone whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding celebration was filled {with dinner guests}.

But [when] the king came in to see the {dinner guests}, he saw a man there not dressed [in] wedding clothes.

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?' But {he could say nothing}.

But [while] they had gone away to buy [it] the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding celebration, and the door was shut.