Luke 13:23-30
Christian Standard Bible
23 “Lord,” someone asked him, “are only a few people going to be saved?” (A)
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,(B) because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able 25 once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door.(C) Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’ 26 Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ 27 But he will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from me,(D) all you evildoers!’ 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth(E) in that place,(F) when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God,(G) but yourselves thrown out. 29 They will come from east and west, from north and south, to share the banquet[a] in the kingdom of God. 30 Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”(H)
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- 13:29 Lit recline at the table
Luke 13:23-30
New Living Translation
23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?”
He replied, 24 “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail. 25 When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ 26 Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ 27 And he will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil.’
28 “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. 29 And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God. 30 And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.[a]”
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- 13:30 Greek Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.
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