Matthew 22:14

14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Matthew 22:14 in Other Translations

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

14 For many are called, but few are chosen."

14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

14 "That's what I mean when I say, 'Many get invited; only a few make it.'"

14 For many are called, but few chosen.

14 "Therefore, many are invited, but few of those are chosen to stay."

14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen."

14 "Many are invited, but few are chosen."

Matthew 22:14 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 22:14

For many are called, but few chosen.
] (See Gill on Matthew 20:16)

Matthew 22:14 In-Context

12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.

13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.

16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.

Cross References

• 1. Revelation 17:14