22 Yeshua, still answering them, told another parable: 2 “The heavenly kingdom is like this: A king prepared his son’s wedding reception, 3 and he sent out some of his slaves to remind the people who’d been invited, but they didn’t want to come. 4 So he sent out some other slaves, instructing them, ‘Tell the people who were invited: Listen, I’ve prepared the dinner, including some of my grain-fed beef. and everything’s now ready. Come to the wedding and celebrate.’ 5 But they ignored the message and went their various ways—one went off to his field to work, and another went to deal with his business. 6 Still others grabbed the slaves and mistreated them, and even killed them.

7 “Now the king was angry and sent in his soldiers to destroy those murderers and burn their city. 8 Then he told his slaves, ‘Well, the wedding reception is ready, but the people who were invited aren’t worthy to come. 9 So spread out on the roads and invite everyone you find to come to the reception.’ 10 So those slaves went out onto the roads and invited everyone they found—both evil and good people, and then the seats at the wedding reception were all full.

11 “But when the king came in to meet the seated guests, he saw a man there who wasn’t dressed in the proper clothes for a wedding, 12 and demanded, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without the right clothes?’ But the man had nothing to say. 13 So the king told his servants, ‘Tie up the man’s hands and feet, and throw him outside into the darkness, where there’ll be weeping and a lot of anguish.’[ref]

14 Certainly, many people are invited, but only a few are selected.”