MAT 22:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST As that story illustrates, God summons many people to participate in his kingdom. However, he only chooses a few of them to do so.”

BSB § For many are called, but few are chosen.”

BLB For many are called, but few chosen."

AICNT For many are called, but few are chosen.”

OEB For many are called, but few chosen.’

WEB For many are called, but few chosen.”

NET For many are called, but few are chosen.”

LSV for many are called, and few chosen.”

FBV For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

TCNT For many are called, but few are chosen.”

T4T Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God has invited many to come to him, but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen to be there.”

LEB For many are called but few are chosen.”
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BBE For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

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ASV For many are called, but few chosen.

DRA For many are called, but few are chosen.

YLT for many are called, and few chosen.'

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

RV For many are called, but few chosen.

WBS For many are called, but few are chosen.

KJB For many are called, but few are chosen.
( For many are called, but few are chosen. )

BB For many be called, but fewe are chosen.
(For many be called, but few are chosen.)

GNV For many are called, but fewe chosen.
(For many are called, but few chosen. )

CB For many be called, but few are chose.

TNT For many are called and feawe be chosen.
(For many are called and few be chosen. )

WYC For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
(For many been called, but few been chosen.)

LUT denn viele sind berufen, aber wenige sind auserwählet.
(denn viele are berufen, but wenige are auserwählet.)

CLV Multi enim sunt vocati, pauci vero electi.[fn]
(Multi because are vocati, pauci vero electi.)

22.14 Multi autem sunt vocati, pauci vero electi. Repulso uno, in quo omne corpus malorum exprimitur, generalis sententia infertur. Multi autem sunt vocati. Quasi dicat: Et si de uno dixi, de multis est intelligendum.

22.14 Multi however are vocati, pauci vero electi. Repulso uno, in quo omne corpus malorum exprimitur, generalis sententia infertur. Multi however sunt vocati. Quasi dicat: And when/but_if about uno dixi, about multis it_is intelligendum.

UGNT πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσιν κλητοὶ, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.
(polloi gar eisin klaʸtoi, oligoi de eklektoi.)

SBL-GNT πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσιν κλητοὶ ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.
(polloi gar eisin klaʸtoi oligoi de eklektoi. )

TC-GNT Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.
(Polloi gar eisi klaʸtoi, oligoi de eklektoi. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γάρ

for

Here, the word For introduces Jesus’ explanation of the story he has just told. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation. Alternate translation: “Here is what I mean:” or “What that parable illustrates is that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πολλοὶ & εἰσιν κλητοὶ, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί

many & are called few but chosen

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, it is clear from the context that it is God. Alternate translation: “God calls many, but he chooses few”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πολλοὶ & ὀλίγοι

many & few

Matthew is using the adjectives many and few as nouns to mean many people and few people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “many people … few people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κλητοὶ & ἐκλεκτοί

called & chosen

Here Jesus implies that people are called and chosen to enter into God’s kingdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “called to enter God’s kingdom … chosen to enter it”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὀλίγοι & ἐκλεκτοί

few & chosen

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “few are chosen”

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