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


In Context

11 And the king, having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed with a wedding garment.

12 And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.

13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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

15 Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.

16 And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person;

Matthew 22:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few [are] chosen.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:14"For many are invited, but few are chosen."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few chosen.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few chosen.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few chosen.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:14for many are called, and few chosen.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.