Luke 13:24

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Summary

Luke 13:24

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

The strait

Matthew 7:13

For

General references

Proverbs 14:12

Matthew 22:14

John 7:34

Bible References

The strait

Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

For

Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.

Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

General references

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.