The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son.

And he sent his servants to call the invited to the wedding, and they would not come.

Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell the invited, Behold, I have prepared my supper, my oxen and fatted creatures are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding.

Then he said to his servants, The wedding indeed is ready, but the invited were not worthy.

Go, therefore, to the crossings of the ways, and invite all you find to the wedding.

And those servants went out into the highways, and collected all whom they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests.

And the king coming in to see the guests observed there a man who had not on a wedding garment,

and said to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

And while they went to buy the bridegroom came; and the ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.