Luke 13:23–24
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13:23Someone78 asked79 him, “Lord, will only a few80 be saved?” So81 he said to them, 13:24“Exert every effort82 to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
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- 78 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- 79 Grk “said to.”
- 80 The warnings earlier in Jesus’ teaching have led to the question whether only a few will be saved.
- 81 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply was triggered by the preceding question.
- 82 Or “Make every effort” (L&N 68.74; cf. ); “Do your best” (); “Work hard” (); Grk “Struggle.” The idea is to exert one’s maximum effort (cf. ἀγωνίζομαι 2.b, “strain every nerve to enter”) because of the supreme importance of attaining entry into the kingdom of God.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“Lord,” someone asked him, “are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able
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NLTNew Living Translation
Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?”
He replied, “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And someone said to him, “Lord, are there only a few who are saved?” And he said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,
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KJV 1900King James Version
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
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