Luke 13:23
One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,
World Messianic Bible British
In The King James Version
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
In Context
22He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and travelling on to Jerusalem.
Cross References
Matthew 19:25When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few chosen.”
Mark 13:4“Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”
Luke 21:7They asked him, “Rabbi, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?”
Acts 1:7He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
Matthew Henry on Luke 13:19-23
The Widow of Nain. 18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and… Read the whole commentary →