³ He sent his servants^(A) to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.

⁴ “Then he sent some more servants^(B) and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

⁵ “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business.