The chief thing is that he comes to me.'" Then the old man began to weep for joy that although he came so late to the vineyard of Jesus, he would still be employed.
Since the Master was so ready to speak, others came to Him at this time, and entreated Him to clear up some matters which they did not understand.

Once he related a story of a king who, when the guests he had invited to his wedding-feast refused to come, invited the people out of the highways.

They came, but one had not a wedding garment on, and the king ordered him to be cast into the outer darkness.

The Master intended it as a parable, but they could not understand it.

The king was too severe, they argued; he must have known that people from off the highways would not be wearing wedding garments.
Jesus was silent, but James observed: "Why, guests must know that it is not seemly to go to a king's wedding in torn and dirty clothes.