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 ye in through the strait gate, because wide is the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;

For

Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:

And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.

for John said to Herod -- 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'

therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'

Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews -- Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say it now.

and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

General references

There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

for many are called, and few chosen.'

ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'