Matthew 22: The Wedding Feast and Questions in the Temple

Jesus tells the parable of the wedding banquet and answers attempts to trap him about paying taxes to Caesar, marriage in the resurrection, and the greatest commandment. He then asks how the Christ can be both David's son and David's Lord.

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In the parable of the wedding banquet (Matthew 22:1-14), the king's servants finally invite anyone they can find after the originally invited guests refuse to come. Jesus ends the parable with the statement, "For many are called, but few are chosen." What does this show about God's invitation?

The invitation was only ever extended to a small, exclusive group from the very startBeing chosen depends entirely on being the very first person invitedMany hear God's invitation, but not everyone who is invited actually belongs to those God has chosen to enter inEveryone who is ever invited to the kingdom always accepts and enters