The Parable of the Banquet – The Passion of Jesus – The Brick Bible

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Jesus started to speak to them in parables again: 'The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.'<br>

1 of 18 Matthew 22:1–2

'He invited a large number of people, and when the time for the banquet came, he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, "Look, the banquet is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered. Everything is prepared. Come to the wedding."'<br>

2 of 18 Luke 14:16–17, Matthew 22:3–4

'But each one began to make excuses. The first said, "I have bought a piece of land and must go see it. Please accept my apologies."'<br>

3 of 18 Luke 14:18

'Another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept my apologies."'<br>

4 of 18 Luke 14:19

'Yet another said, "I have just gotten married and so am unable to come.'<br>

5 of 18 Luke 14:20

'And the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them.'<br>

6 of 18 Matthew 22:6

'The king was furious. He sent out his soldiers.'<br>

7 of 18 Matthew 22:7

'They put the murderers to death.'<br>

8 of 18 Matthew 22:7

'And burnt down their town.'<br>

9 of 18 Matthew 22:7

'Then the king said to his slaves, "Go into the streets and alleys and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame."'<br>

10 of 18 Matthew 22:8, Luke 14:8

'The slaves went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both bad and good.'<br>

11 of 18 Matthew 22:10

'The slave then reported to his master, "Your instructions have been carried out, but there is still room."'<br>

12 of 18 Luke 14:22

'The master said to his slave, "Go out into the country roads and the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full."'<br>

13 of 18 Luke 14:23

'And so the wedding hall was full of guests.'<br>

14 of 18 Matthew 22:10

'When the king came in to see the guests, he came across a man who was not wearing wedding clothes, and he said to him, "Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?"<br>

15 of 18 Matthew 22:11–12

But the man was silent.<br>

16 of 18 Matthew 22:12

The king then said to his attendants, "Tie his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!"'

17 of 18 Matthew 22:13

'I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will taste my banquet.'

18 of 18 Luke 14:24

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