Luke 13:24

Strive ye to enter by the strait gate (or Strive to enter by the narrow gate); for I say to you, many seek to enter [in], and they shall not be able (to).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

In Context

23And a man said to him, Lord, if there be few, that be saved? And he said to them,

25For when the husbandman is entered, and the door is closed, [or For when the husbandman hath entered, and closed the door], ye shall begin to stand withoutforth, and knock at the door, and say, Lord, open to us. And he shall answer, and say to you, I know you not, of whence ye be.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:3and they turned again, and said to him, All the people go not up thither, but two either three thousand of men go, and do away the city, (or and they returned, and said to him, All the people do not need to go up there, but only two or three thousand men need to go, and do away the city); why shall all the people be travailed in vain against (such) full few enemies?

Proverbs 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and he findeth it not, (or A mocker seeketh wisdom, but never findeth it); the teaching of prudent men is easy.

Ecclesiastes 10:15The travail of fools shall torment them, that know not how to go into the city. (Fools work themselves to exhaustion, yet they do not even know how to go into the city.)

Isaiah 58:2For they seek me from day into day, and they will (to) know my ways; as a folk, that hath done rightfulness, and that hath not forsaken the doom of their God; they pray (to) me (for the) dooms of rightfulness, and they will (to) nigh to God. (For they seek me from day to day, and they say that they delight to know my ways; like a nation that truly hath done rightfully, and hath not deserted the justice of their God; they pray to me for judgements of righteousness or they pray to me for laws that be just, or that be right, and they say that they delight to come near, or close, to God.)

Matthew 7:13Enter ye by the strait gate (or Enter by the narrow gate); for the gate that leadeth to perdition, [or to damnation], is large, and the way is broad, and there be many that enter by it.

Mark 6:18For John said to Herod, It is not leaveful to thee (or It is not lawful for thee), to have the wife of thy brother.

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:24-31

Curiosity Checked; The Doom of Sinful Professors. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We… Read the whole commentary →

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