"The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

"While they were away buying it, the groom arrived. Those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was closed.

An opportunity came during Herod's birthday celebration, when he gave a banquet for his top officials, military officers, and the most important people of Galilee.

Later, Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.

Instead, when you give a banquet, make it your habit to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, "Come! Everything is now ready.'

Because I tell all of you, none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"

Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the man in charge of the banquet." So they did.

When the man in charge of the banquet tasted the water that had become wine (without knowing where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called for the bridegroom