MATTHEW 22:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
For many are called, but few are chosen. The summary principle: the many who are called through the invitation and the few who are chosen for the feast's fulfillment. The called-but-not-chosen does not teach double predestination but the reality that the invitation's reception requires the genuine transformation (the wedding garment) that some who come refuse.
Church Fathers on Matthew 22:13
Forasmuch as He had said, And it shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof,' He now proceeds to shew what nation that is.
'Answered,' that is, meeting their evil thoughts of putting Him to death.
This parable is related only by Matthew. Luke gives one like it, but it is not the same, as the order shews.
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