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

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。

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。

「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 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.

Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly:“ We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,

Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

“ Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

“ Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.

Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.As you enter the home, give it your greeting.If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.