Luke 13:25

Luke 13:25

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.

29 They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

30 ^aAnd indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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When once the master ... - The figure here used is taken from the conduct of a housekeeper, who is willing to see his friends, and who at the proper time keeps his doors open. But there is a proper time for closing them, when he will not see his guests. At night it would be improper and vain to seek an entrance - the house would be shut. So there is a proper time to seek an entrance into heaven; but there will be a time when it will be too late. At death the time will have passed by, and God will be no longer gracious to the sinner' s soul.

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