lay hold on him; and| to lay hold on him, | lay hands on him they feared the | they feared the | in that very hour; multitude; for they | multitudes, | and they feared perceived that he | | the people: for spake the parable | | they perceived against them: and | because | that he spake this they left him, and | they took him for a | parable against went away. | prophet. | them. | 1 And Jesus answered| 2 and spake again in parables unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which made a marriage 3 feast for his son, and sent forth his [3]servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come. 4 Again he sent forth other [3]servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the 5 marriage feast. But they made light of it, and went their ways, 6 one to his own farm, another to his merchandise: and the rest laid hold on his [3]servants, and entreated them shamefully, and killed 7 them. But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and 8 destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then saith he to his [3]servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden 9 were not worthy. Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. 10 And those [3]servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the 11 wedding was filled with guests. But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a 12 wedding-garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in 13 hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the [6]servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and 14 gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. [Footnote 1: Gr. _word_.] [Footnote 2: Gr. _Child_.] [Footnote 3: Gr. _bondservants_.] [Footnote 4: Or, _the fruits of it_.] [Footnote 5: Some ancient authorities omit ver. 44.] [Footnote 6: Or, _ministers_.] [Footnote 7: Or, _But shall we say, From men?_] [Footnote 8: Or, _for all held John to be a prophet indeed_.] [Footnote 9: Gr. _bondservant_.] [Footnote 10: Gr. _Be it not so._]