"many Are Called, but Few Are Chosen"
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It has been suggested by some recent exegetes that Matthew 22:14 may well have been a typical remark made by our Lord to bring to a conclusion any of the parables dealing with the messianic kingdom; that its position at the end of the Parable of the Wedding Feast may have been owing to the Evangelist himself. Be that as it may, we still have the difficulty of ex plaining the verse in some context; and while in Lhe Vulgate it is found also at the end of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matt. 20:16), it is not found there in the better Greek MSS, e.g., the Sinaitic and the Vati can, or in the Sahidic and the Coptic Versions. On the other hand, all the MSS that contain the twenty-second chapter of Matthew have the verse, "Many are called, etc.," at Matthew 22:14. In explaining the verse, then, in our present context, we must first of all consider that the Parable of the Wedding Feast is, in a sense, two parables: first, the Parable of the Rejected Guests (Matt. 22:1-10)—and this, of course, is commonly applied to the Jews of Christ's time who rejected the messianic kingdom; secondly, the Parable of the Wedding Garment (Matt. 22:11-13)—and whatever be its specific meaning, all are agreed that it re fers to one or all of the dispositions required for entrance into Christ's kingdom, whether on earth or in heaven. As for the meaning of the verse, therefore, we may divide the opinions of the commentators, according to the half of the Parable which they hold the verse belongs to, into three classes: 1) The verse refers only to the second part of the Parable (i.e., to those already in the kingdom, to all Christians). This may be called St. Augus tine's opinion. 2) It refers to both parts (i.e., to both Jews and Christians). This is Maldonatus' opinion. 3) It refers only to the first part (i.e., to the Jews alone). This is van Steenkiste's opinion.
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