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 in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be who go in there:

For

Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understands.

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

The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city.

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

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching God.

And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

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

You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, there you cannot come.

Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.

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

But Israel, who 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.

You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, there you cannot come.