Mat 22:2-10 | ESV | STEP | The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son ,

Matthew 22:2-10

2 ^a“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave ^ba wedding feast for his son, 3 and ^csent his servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verses 4, 6, 8, 10} to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 ^eAgain he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my ^fdinner, ^gmy oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ 5 But ^hthey paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, ⁱtreated them shamefully, and ^jkilled them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and ^kdestroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not ^lworthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the roads and ^mgathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.