Douay Rheims Original ↷
Matthew 22 📜 📕 ↷
Parable of the Banquet
1 AND JESUS answering, spake again in parables to them, saying:📜💬📚
2 The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a man being a king, which made a marriage to his son.📜💬📚
3 And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come.📜💬📚
4 Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold I have prepared my dinner; my beeves & fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage.📜💬📚
5 But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm, and an other to his merchandise:📜💬📚
6 and the rest laid hands upon his servants, and spitefully entreating them, murdered them.📜💬📚
7 But when the king had heard of it, he was wroth, and sending his hosts, destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.📜💬📚
8 Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready: but they that were invited, were not worthy.📜💬📚
9 Go ye therefore into the high ways; and whosoever you shall find, call to the marriage.📜💬📚
10 And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.📜💬📚
11 And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there, a man not attired in a wedding garment.📜💬📚
12 And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was dumb.📜💬📚
13 Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the utter darkness: there shall be weeping & gnashing of teeth.📜💬📚
14 For many be called, but few elect.📜💬📚
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