Luke 13:24
'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
23and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them,
Cross References
Joshua 7:3and they turn back unto Joshua, and say unto him, 'Let not all the people go up; let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men, go up, and they smite Ai; cause not all the people to labour thither; for they [are] few.'
Proverbs 14:6A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
Ecclesiastes 10:15The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.
Isaiah 58:2Seeing — Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:
Matthew 7:13'Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide [is] the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;
Mark 6:18for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to 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 →