Matthew 22:4-11 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

4. “Then the king sent other servants. He said to them, ‘Tell those who have been invited that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves for the dinner. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.’

5. “But the people refused to listen to the servants. They went to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business.

6. Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.

7. The king was very angry. He sent his army to kill the people who had killed his servants. And the army burned their city.

8. “After that, the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not worthy to come.

9. So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.’

10. So the servants went into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11. “Then the king came in to see all the guests. He saw a man there who was not dressed in the right clothes for a wedding.

Matthew 22