隨後就對他的奴僕說：「婚筵是已經齊備了，被請的人呢、卻配不上。

于是对仆人说：‘喜筵已经齐备，只是所召的人不配。

于是王对仆人说：‘喜宴已经齐备，只是所邀的人不配。

于是王对仆人说：‘喜宴已经齐备，只是所邀的人不配。

“然后，他对奴仆说，‘婚宴已预备好了，只是被邀请的人不配。

然后对仆人说：‘婚筵已经预备好了，只是被邀请的人不配。

“然后对奴仆们说：‘婚宴预备好了，但那些被邀请的人不配。

於是對僕人說：『喜筵已經齊備，只是所召的人不配。

於是王對僕人說：『喜宴已經齊備，只是所邀的人不配。

於是王對僕人說：『喜宴已經齊備，只是所邀的人不配。

「然後，他對奴僕說，『婚宴已預備好了，只是被邀請的人不配。

然後對僕人說：‘婚筵已經預備好了，只是被邀請的人不配。

「然後對奴僕們說：『婚宴預備好了，但那些被邀請的人不配。

語僕曰、婚筵已備、惟所請者不堪、

語僕曰、昏筵已備、所請者不堪、

遂謂僕曰、婚筵已備、惟所請者不堪、

乃謂其僕曰：「婚筵既備、而被邀者無德以稱。

“ Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.

“ Then the king said to his slaves,‘ The wedding dinner is ready. But those I invited were not fit to come.

Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.

And he said to his servants,‘ The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor.

“ Then he told his servants,‘ The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then he* said to his slaves,‘ The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

“ Then he told his slaves,‘ The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Then he said to his slaves,‘ The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

“ Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

不過你還有多少名在撒狄、沒有使衣裳沾染污穢的；他們必穿白衣，跟我同行、因為他們是配得的。

保羅和巴拿巴卻放膽直說：『上帝之道先對你們講、是必須的，你們既把它推開，斷定自己為不配得永生的，那你就看吧，我們轉向外國人了。

但那算為配得「他世」的、配得起從死人中起來之復活的、也不娶也不嫁。

你們要時刻覺醒，時常祈禱，使你們得勝，能逃避這一切要來的事，得以站在人子面前。』

這正是上帝公義審判的明證，要使你們算為配得起上帝之國的；你們就是為着這國而受苦的。

愛父親或母親過於愛我的，配不起我；愛兒子或女兒過於愛我的，配不起我；不拿着自己的十字架來跟從我的，也配不起我。

那些洗自己袍子、好得權柄享受生命樹、好得由門進城的人、有福啊！

你們無論進哪一城哪一村，要探問那裏面誰是配得起的人，就住在那裏，直到出來的時候。你們進那一家，要給那家請安；那家若是配得起，你們的平安就會臨到它；若不是配得起，你們的平安自必回歸於你們。