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

Enter ye in at the narrow gate, for the way that leads to destruction is wide and spacious, and those who follow it are many;

For

Because I have called and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one responded;

The scorner sought wisdom and found it not, but wisdom comes easy unto him that understands.

The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labour.

The labour of the foolish wearies all of them because they do not know how to go to the city.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; likewise, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

That they seek me daily and want to know my ways, as people that do righteousness and have not forsaken the rights of their God: they ask me of the rights of righteousness and desire to approach God.

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

Ye shall seek me and shall not find me, and where I shall be, ye shall not be able to come.

Then Jesus said again unto them, I am going away, and ye shall seek me, but ye shall die in your sins; where I go, ye shall not be able to come.

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and as I said unto the Jews, Where I go, ye cannot come, so now I say to you.

and Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

General references

There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Ye shall seek me and shall not find me, and where I shall be, ye shall not be able to come.