Luke 13:23
And a person asked him, whether they were few who would have life?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
In Context
22And he travelled through the villages and cities, teaching and going towards Jerusalem.
Cross References
Matthew 19:25And when the disciples heard it, they wondered greatly, and said: Who then can attain to life!
Matthew 22:14For the called are many, and the chosen are few.
Mark 13:4Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign that these things approach their consummation?
Luke 21:7And they questioned him, and said: Teacher, when will these things be? And what is the sign that they are near to take place?
Acts 1:7He said to them: It is not yours, to know the time or times which God hath placed in his own power.
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 →