Daily Discovery Bible Study

1 Jesus spoke to them using more illustrated stories.2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who organized a wedding celebration for his son,” Jesus explained.3 “He sent out his servants to everyone who was invited to the wedding to tell them to come, but they refused.4 So he sent out more servants, with the instructions, ‘Tell those who are invited that I've prepared the wedding banquet. The bulls and fattened calves have been killed—everything's ready. So come to the wedding!’

5 But they ignored the invitation and left. One went to his fields; another to take care of his business.6 The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and killed them.7 The king became furious. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and burn down their town.

8 Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited didn't deserve to attend.9 Go into the streets and invite everyone you find to come to the wedding.’10 So the servants went out into the streets and brought back everyone they could find, both the good and the bad. The wedding hall was full.

11 But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who didn't have a wedding robe on.12 He asked him, ‘My friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ The man had nothing to say.13 Then the king told his servants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him out into the dark, where there'll be crying and grinding of teeth.’14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

15 Then the Pharisees left and met together to plot how they could trap him by what he said.

Matthew 22: 1-15