Luke 13:23

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 the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” 22Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He replied, 24“Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail. 25When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

Luke 13:23 word by word

Εἶπεν δέ τις αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ ὀλίγοι οἱ σῳζόμενοι; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• are thereεἰei · if: is(QUESTION)G1487
• fewὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314

Cross-references for Luke 13:23

• Matthew 7:14But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
• Matthew 19:25The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
• Matthew 20:16“So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”
• Matthew 22:14“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
• Luke 12:13Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.”
• Luke 21:7“Teacher,” they asked, “when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take place?”
• Matthew 24:3Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”
• Mark 13:4“Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to be fulfilled?”
• John 21:21Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?”
• Acts 1:7He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.

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