Then Jesus again addressed them in parables.
Jesus said to him, "There was a man who was giving a large supper, to which he had invited a number of guests.
so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that for all their seeing they may not see, and for all their hearing they may not understand.
"The Realm of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a marriage-banquet in honour of his son.