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Luke 13:23
23And someone asked Him, “Lord, will only a few be saved [from the penalties of the last judgment]?” And He said to them,
Luke 13:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
- New International Version (NIV)Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And someone said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them,
Context of Luke 13:23
21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three peck measures of flour until it was all leavened.” 22Jesus journeyed on through cities and villages, teaching and making His way toward Jerusalem. And someone asked Him, “Lord, will only a few be saved [from the penalties of the last judgment]?” And He said to them, 24“Strive to enter through the narrow door [force aside unbelief and the attractions of sin]; for many, I tell you, will try to enter [by their own works] and will not be able. 25Once the head of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door [again and again], saying, ‘Lord, open to us!’ then He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you are from [for you are not of My household].’
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Εἶπεν δέ τις αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ ὀλίγοι οἱ σῳζόμενοι; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 13:23
- Matthew 7:14But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to [everlasting] life, and there are few who find it.
- Matthew 19:25When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished and bewildered, saying, “Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?”
- Matthew 20:16So those who are last [in this world] shall be first [in the world to come], and those who are first, last.”
- Matthew 22:14For many are called (invited, summoned), but few are chosen.”
- Luke 12:13Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”
- Luke 21:7They asked Him, “Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to happen?”
- Matthew 24:3While Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this [destruction of the temple] take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”
- Mark 13:4“Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be fulfilled?”
- John 21:21So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man [what is in his future]?”
- Acts 1:7He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.
Commentaries on Luke 13:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Are there few that be saved? - A question either of impertinence or curiosity, the answer to which can profit no man. The grand question is, Can I be saved? Yes. How? Strive earnestly to enter in through the strait gate - , agonize - exert every power of body and soul - let your salvation be the grand business of your whole life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Then said one - Who this was does not appear. It is probable that he was not one of the disciples, but one of the Jews, who came either to perplex him, or to involve him in a controversy with the Pharisees. Are there few that be saved? - It was the prevalent opinion among the Jews that few would enter heaven. As but two of all the hosts that came out of Egypt entered into the land of Canaan, so some of them maintained that a proportionally small number…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 Our Saviour came to guide men's consciences, not to gratify their curiosity. Ask not, How many shall be saved? But, Shall I be one of them? Not, What shall become of such and such? But, What shall I do, and what will become of me? Strive to enter in at the strait gate. This is directed to each of us; it is, Strive ye. All that will be saved, must enter in at the strait gate, must undergo a change of the whole man. Those that would enter in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23will only a few people be saved?: Some believed that only a small number would be saved. Others thought that all Jews would be saved because they were descendants of Abraham (see study note on 3:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Lord, &c.--one of those curious questions by talking of which some flatter themselves they are religious. said unto them--the multitude; taking no notice of the man or his question, save as furnishing the occasion of a solemn warning not to trifle with so momentous a matter as "salvation."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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