Matthew 22:14

Matthew 22:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For many are called, but few are chosen.
• New International Version (NIV)“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Context of Matthew 22:14

12And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. 13Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen." 15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 16And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.

Matthew 22:14 word by word

πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσιν κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• calledκλητόςklētos · calledG2822
• butδέde · thenG1161
• fewὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• chosenἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588

Cross-references for Matthew 22:14

• Matthew 7:13"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
• Matthew 20:16So the last will be first, and the first last."
• Luke 13:23And someone said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,

Commentaries on Matthew 22:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Many are called, etc. - This verse is wanting in one of Colbert's MSS., marked 33 in Griesbach. See the note on Matthew 20:16. Many are called by the preaching of the Gospel into the outward communion of the Church of Christ; but few, comparatively, are chosen to dwell with God in glory, because they do not come to the master of the feast for a marriage garment - for that holiness without which none can see the Lord. This is an allusion to the Roman…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Many are called, but few are chosen - Our Saviour often uses this expression. It was probably proverbial. The Jews had been called, but few of them had been chosen to life. The great mass of the nation was wicked, and they showed by their lives that they were not chosen to salvation. The Gentiles also were invited to be saved, Isaiah 45:22. Nation after nation has been called; but few, few have yet showed that they were real Christians, the elect of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Many people receive an invitation to the kingdom. But God only choses a few who faithfully obey Jesus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. For many are called, but few are chosen--So Mt 19:30. See on Mt 20:16. For the exposition, see on Mr 12:13-34. For the exposition, see on Mr 12:35-37.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:14

• Chosen, or Elected
• Covetousness
• Feasts
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Predestination
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Salvation
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Call
• Commandment
• Darkness
• Dinner
• Entangle
• Friend
• Guest
• Image
• Love

Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings