Matthew 22:14

For the called are many, and the chosen are few.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

For many are called, but few are chosen.

In Context

13Then said the king to the servitors: Bind his hands and his feet, and cast him into the outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

15Then went the Pharisees and took counsel, how they might ensnare him in discourse.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:16Thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for the called are many, but the chosen are few.

Luke 13:23And a person asked him, whether they were few who would have life?

Revelation 17:14They will make war upon the Lamb; and the Lamb will vanquish them; because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and these with him are called and chosen and faithful.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:2-15

The Parable of the Marriage Feast. 1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, 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. 5 But they made light of it,… Read the whole commentary →

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