New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 13:24-29

24“StriveἀγωνίζεσθεagōnizestheG75to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223the narrowστενῆςstenēsG4728doorθύρας·thurasG2374;for manyπολλοί,polloiG4183,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, will seekζητήσουσινzētēsousinG2212to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525and will not be ableἰσχύσουσιν.ischusousinG2480.

25Onceἀφ᾽ οὗaph᾽ houG575 G3739the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617getsἐγερθῇegerthēaG1453up andshutsἀποκλείσῃapokleisēG608the doorθύρανthuranG2374,and you beginἄρξησθεarxēstheG757to standἑστάναιhestanaiG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854and knockκρούεινkroueinG2925on the doorθύρανthuranG2374,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,openἄνοιξονanoixonG455up to us!’ thenG2532He will answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and sayG3004to you, ‘I do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159you are from.’

26ThenτότεtoteG5119you willbeginἄρξεσθεarxestheG757to sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, ‘We ateG2068and drankἐπίομεν,epiomenG4095in Your presenceἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799,and You taughtἐδίδαξας·edidaxasG1321in our streetsπλατείαιςplateiaisG4116’;

27and He will sayλέγωνlegōnG3004, ‘I tellG3004you,I do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159you are from;departἀπόστητεapostēteG868from Me, allπάντεςpantesG3956you evildoersἀδικίας.adikiasG93.’

28In that placeἐκεῖekeiG1563thereἔσταιestaiG1510will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων,odontōnG3599whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384and allπάνταςpantasG3956the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,but yourselvesὑμᾶςhumasG4771being thrownἐκβαλλομένουςekballomenousG1544out.

29And theywill comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240from eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395and westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424and from northβορρᾶborraG1005and southνότουnotouG3558,and will reclineἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiG347at the tablein the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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