Luke 13:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Strive to enter by the narrow door [force yourselves through it], for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁴ “Make every effort to enter through the narrow gate. Many, I tell you, will try to enter and won’t be able to.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ "Strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and not be able.

Luke 13:24 Cross References

2 Peter 1:10

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Hebrews 4:11

Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Luke 21:36

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

John 6:27

Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.

Romans 10:3

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Colossians 1:29

whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

John 7:34

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

John 8:21

Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Matthew 11:12

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Proverbs 14:6

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

John 13:33

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

Luke 13:23

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite A´i; and make not all the people to labor thither; for they are but few.

John 5:4

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.