Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
WEB
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
YLT
`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;
DBT
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.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentLuke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
- Author
- Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
- Date
- c. AD 60–62