Luke 13:23
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23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He said to them,
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Matthew 7:14
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14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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Matthew 22:14
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14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
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John 21:21-22
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21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”(A)
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Luke 12:13-15
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The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?”(A) 15 And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”(B)
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Matthew 20:16
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16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”[a](A)
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- 20.16 Other ancient authorities add for many are called, but few are chosen
Matthew 24:3-5
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Signs of the End of the Age
3 When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 Jesus answered them, “Beware that no one leads you astray.(A) 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!’[a] and they will lead many astray.
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- 24.5 Or the Christ
Acts 1:7-8
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7 He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.(A) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”(B)
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Luke 21:7-8
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Signs and Persecutions
7 They asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?” 8 And he said, “Beware that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’[a] and, ‘The time is near!’[b] Do not go after them.(A)
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Mark 13:4-5
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4 “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?” 5 Then Jesus began to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray.(A)
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Matthew 19:25
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25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, “Then who can be saved?”
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