Matthew 22:14 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 22:14

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For many are called, but few chosen.

KJV

For many are called, but few are chosen.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 14) For many are called, but few are chosen. This parable encompasses in a brief sentence: that in the work of the vineyard, in the building of the house, and in the wedding feast, the focus should be on the end rather than the beginning.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Many are called, etc. - This verse is wanting in one of Colbert’s MSS., marked 33 in Griesbach. See the note on Mat 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.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πολλοὶ	polloi	Many	G4183 →
γάρ	gar	for	G1063 →
εἰσιν	eisin	are	G1510 →
κλητοί,	klētoi	called,	G2822 →
ὀλίγοι	oligoi	few	G3641 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἐκλεκτοί.¶	eklektoi	chosen.	G1588 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…
leads to
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- 1 Timothy 6:15
  which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Through
Matthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
leads to
- Matthew 19:30
  But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
- Mark 10:31
  But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
- Luke 13:28–30
  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
Through
2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
leads to
- 2 Peter 3:17
  Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
- Luke 6:47–49
  I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
- Hebrews 6:11
  We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew