Matthew 22:1
Verse 1 of 46. The 22nd of 28 chapters in Matthew, in The Gospels.
1And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.