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John 2:1-10
Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him,“ They have no wine left.”Jesus replied,“ Woman, why are you saying this to me? My time has not yet come.”His mother told the servants,“ Whatever he tells you, do it.”Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.Jesus told the servants,“ Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top.Then he told them,“ Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” and they did.When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from( though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroomand said to him,“ Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”
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Matthew 25:1-10
“ At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.But at midnight there was a shout,‘ Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.The foolish ones said to the wise,‘ Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’‘ No,’ they replied.‘ There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.
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Ruth 4:10-13
I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today.”All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied,“ We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.May your family become like the family of Perez– whom Tamar bore to Judah– through the descendants the LORD gives you by this young woman.”So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.
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Matthew 22:2-10
“ The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘ Tell those who have been invited,“ Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.Then he said to his slaves,‘ The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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Judges 14:10-18
Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do.When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.Samson said to them,“ I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.But if you cannot solve it, you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him,“ Let us hear your riddle.”He said to them,“ Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet.” They could not solve the riddle for three days.On the fourth day they said to Samson’s bride,“ Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father’s family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?”So Samson’s bride cried on his shoulder and said,“ You must hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men a riddle, but you have not told me the solution.” He said to her,“ Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?”She cried on his shoulder until the party was almost over. Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle.On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him,“ What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” He said to them,“ If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
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Revelation 19:9
Then the angel said to me,“ Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me,“ These are the true words of God.”
