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23 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there afew who are saved?” And He said to them,  
24 a“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for bmany, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.  
25 aWhen once the Master of the house has risen up and bshut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, c‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, d‘I do not know you, where you are from,’  
26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’
27 aBut He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. bDepart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’  
28 aThere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, bwhen you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.  
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Luke 13:25

When once (af ou an). Possibly to be connected without break with the preceding verse (so Westcott and Hort), though Bruce argues for two parables here, the former (verse Luke 13:24) about being in earnest, while this one (verses Luke 13:25-30) about not being too late. The two points are here undoubtedly. It is an awkward construction, af ou = apo toutou ote with an and the aorist subjunctive (egerqh and apokleish). See Robertson, Grammar, p. 978.

Hath shut to (apokleish), first aorist active subjunctive of apokleiw, old verb, but only here in the N.T. Note effective aorist tense and perfective use of apo, slammed the door fast.

And ye begin (kai archsqe). First aorist middle subjunctive of arxomai with af ou an like egerqh and apokleish.

To stand (estanai). Second perfect active infinitive of isthmi, intransitive tense

and to knock (kai krouein). Present active infinitive, to keep on knocking.

Open to us (anoicon hmin). First aorist active imperative, at once and urgent.

He shall say (erei). Future active of eipon (defective verb). This is probably the apodosis of the af ou clause.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 13:25:

Luke 13:25
Acts 12:13
Revelation 3:20
Revelation 22:11

 

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