This saying sums up the whole content of the parable, revealing the difference between God’s call and the human response. All are called to the wedding feast of salvation, but chosen are those who receive the invitation with faith and obedience. “The called” symbolize all people to whom the word of the Gospel has been delivered, and “the chosen” those who have responded from the heart and have been justified by grace. This saying does not limit God’s mercy, but shows that a person himself decides whether to become chosen or not, depending on his free will and the works of faith.