24Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able.


In Context

21 It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

22 And he went through the cities and towns teaching, and making his journey to Jerusalem.

23 And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them:

24 Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able.

25 But when the master of the house shall be gone in, and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are.

26 Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

Luke 13:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:24He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:24Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:24Strive 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:24Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:24|Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:24'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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.