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An ordained minister in the Presbyterian church, John J. Owen (1803–1869) taught as a professor of classical languages in the Free Academy, New York, until he was made vice-principal of that institution in 1853, in which capacity he served until his death. An eminent classicist, Owen’s translations of Greek works were highly acclaimed and his biblical commentaries were well received. When this...

action requisite to obtain salvation; but that is not here the prominent idea. Our Lord intends to warn men against delaying to enter the strait gate, until it is shut, and they are forever excluded. This will appear more clear from the following verse. 25. When once; literally, from the time. An important question arises, with what these words are to be connected. As punctuated in our English version, they are to be joined with then in v. 26. But is not their natural connection with the preceding,
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