Luke 13:22–30

The Narrow Way

²²He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem. ^w23“Lord,” someone asked Him, “are there few being saved?” ^xy

He said to them, ²⁴“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, ^zbecause I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able ²⁵once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. ^aThen you will stand ^boutside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’ ²⁶Then you will say, ^c‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’ ²⁷But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, ^dall you workers of unrighteousness!’ ²⁸There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth ^ein that place, ^fwhen you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, ^gbut yourselves thrown out. ²⁹They will come from east and west, from north and south, and recline at the table ^hin the kingdom of God. ³⁰Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” ⁱ