Luke 13:24
World English Bible (WEB)
“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
In context
22 He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.
23 One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,
24 “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
25 When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
Luke 13:24 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
- KJV King James Version
- Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.