“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15).
Matthew’s Gospel also records the parable of the wedding banquet, where Jesus uses clothing symbolically to make his point. A man is thrown out of the wedding banquet for not wearing wedding clothes, interpreted as the spiritual state one needs to enter the Kingdom of God. And that one should be prepared at any time. Proper behavior (or dress in this case) is evidence of “being chosen.” The parable ends with the familiar verse, “For many are called, but few are chosen."