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 leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25When 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:

Luke 13:23 word by word

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

• ·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 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
• Matthew 19:25When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
• Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
• Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.
• Luke 12:13And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
• Luke 21:7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
• Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?
• Mark 13:4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
• John 21:21Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
• Acts 1:7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in 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