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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 13:22-30

Entering in at the strait gate: v. 22. And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. v. 23. Then said one unto Him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And He said unto them, v. 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. v. 25. When once the master of the house is risen up and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 13:22-30

2. A Serious Answer to an Idle Question (Luke 13:22-30)22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And [But] Hebrews 2:0; Hebrews 2:04said unto them, Strive [Ἀγωνίζεσθε] to enter in at the strait gate [through the narrow door4]: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 13:22-30

Luke THE STRAIT GATE Luk_13:22 - Luk_13:30 . ‘Are there few that be saved?’ The questioner’s temper and motives may be inferred from the tone of Christ’s answer, which turns attention from a mere piece of speculative curiosity to the grave personal aspect of the condition of ‘salvation,’ and the possibility of missing it. Whether few or many went in, there would be many left out, and among these some of the listeners. Jesus speaks to ‘them,’ the multitude, not to the questioner. The men who... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 13:18-30

the Penalty of Neglected Opportunity Luke 13:18-30 Notice here the inward movement and the outward effect of the gospel whether in the heart or in the world of men. The garden and the kitchen, the lives of men and women, respectively yield the same lesson. Though the seed of the divine nature is sown in secret, it cannot remain secret, but works its way into manifestation. Man’s method is from without inward; God’s, from within outward. You cannot estimate the results when a little child... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 13:1-35

Someone brought to our Lord an account of a happening which seemed to suggest that those who suffered catastrophe are proved to be "sinners above all." He directly contradicted that view, and in that connection uttered the great parable of the fig tree, revealing the true principles of life. There follow three full-length portraits: of Jesus, in His attitude toward this woman; of the ruler, and his objection; of the woman herself, a daughter of Abraham under the power of evil. Luke links two... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 13:23-24

THE PUZZLING QUESTION ANSWERED‘And He said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate.’ Luke 13:23-Jeremiah : The question, ‘Are there few that be saved?’ drew from our Lord a wondrous answer. I. Our Lord says, ‘Strive’; and He vouchsafes to add one reason why we should strive. A gate is appointed for us to enter into—the gate which leads to our true home, the only place where we can be happy, and this gate is strait, i.e. very narrow. So strait, so narrow, is this gate and way, that it... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 13:1-35

Jesus Teaches Concerning Greed, Stewardship and the Need For Fruitfulness Under The Kingly Rule of God Centring on the Fact That He Will Make The Crooked Straight (12:1-14:35). As we have seen we may analyse this next Section from Luke 12:1 to Luke 14:35 into its separate parts as follows: a Instructions to disciples concerning facing up to eternity (Luke 12:1-12). b An example is given of covetousness concerning an inheritance which is followed by the parable of the fool who decided to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 13:23-24

‘And he said to them, “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.” The Lord refuses to answer their technical question (it was a popular question among some of the learned). Rather than thinking speculatively, they should be thinking personally. The question is, Are they themselves being saved? He therefore tells them to strive (agonise) to enter in by the narrow door, the door into the Kingly Rule of God. The idea has been... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 13:22-30

Luke 13:22-Amos : . The Narrow Entrance into Life.— Parallels are found in Matthew 7:13 f., Matthew 25:11 f., Matthew 7:21-Isaiah :; Matthew 8:11 f; Matthew 19:30. The two preceding parables serve to lead up to a resumption of teaching concerning the Judgment. The villages are apparently in Peræ a. An inquirer wonders if there are few who are in the way of salvation, and is bidden with other hearers to make sure that he is in it himself. The Kingdom may be extensive ( Luke 13:19; Luke 13:21),... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 13:23-24

Our Saviour hath told us, Matthew 7:14, that strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leadeth to eternal life, and few there be that find it. Upon this this exhortation is founded. Ἀγωνιζεσθε, Contend, or strive, to enter in at this strait gate, a word which signifies a labouring against opposition, and the utmost endeavour of the mind and body: not that our own labouring will bring us thither, the eternal life is the gift of God, and without the influence of his grace we can do nothing... read more