1And Jesus answered and
spake unto them again by parables, and said,  2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a
marriage for his son,  3And sent forth his
servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.  4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them
which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things
are ready: come unto the marriage.  5But
they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
 6And the remnant took his servants, and
entreated them spitefully, and slew them.  7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his
armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.  8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which
were bidden were not worthy.  9Go ye
therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.  10So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with
guests.  11And when the king came in to
see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:  12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.  13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take
him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 14For many are called, but few are chosen. (Matthew
22:1-14, King James
Version)