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Andδέsomeoneτιςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεarethose being savedοἱ σῳζόμενοιfew?”ὀλίγοιAndδὲheὁsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς
Luke 13:23
Study it in the app“And someone said to him, “Lord, are those being saved few?” And he said to them,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:23, word by word
- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- those being savedσῳζόμενοιsōizomenoi
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōizomenoi” appears- fewὀλίγοιoligoi
few
In small number or amount, not many.
Where else “oligoi” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The narrow door
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
See them side by side
Luke 13:23-24
23And someone said to him, “Lord, are those being saved few?” And he said to them, 24“Strive to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
13“Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it; 14for narrow is the gate and constricted the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
The context
22And he was going through cities and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.
23 · This verse (above)
24“Strive to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
To study Luke 13 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?