and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 22:3 in context
Matthew 22:1–6
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Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
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and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
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Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
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But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
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and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
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