Focused Passage

Luke 13:22-30

Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door

Jesus turns questions about judgment into a summons to repentance, displays kingdom mercy over legalistic resistance, teaches the hidden growth and narrow entrance of the kingdom, and laments Jerusalem’s refusal to receive him.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

22 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.

23 “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

25 After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

26 Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27 And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’

28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.

29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

30 And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] traveled διεπορεύετο G1279 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular throughout κατὰ G2596 Preposition [the] towns πόλεις G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction villages κώμας G2968 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural teaching διδάσκων G1321 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction as He made ποιούμενος G4160 Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular His way πορείαν G4197 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular toward εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 23

Original words

Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular - δέ G1161 Conjunction someone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular asked Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [will] εἰ G1487 Conjunction only a few ὀλίγοι G3641 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural [people] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural be saved σῳζόμενοι G4982 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] answered εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition - αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 24

Original words

Make every effort Ἀγωνίζεσθε G75 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural to enter εἰσελθεῖν G1525 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active through διὰ G1223 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular narrow στενῆς G4728 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular door θύρας G2374 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular For ὅτι G3754 Conjunction many πολλοί G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural will try ζητήσουσιν G2212 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to enter εἰσελθεῖν G1525 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb will not be able ἰσχύσουσιν G2480 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 25

Original words

After ἀφ’ G575 Preposition . . . οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular master of the house οἰκοδεσπότης G3617 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular gets up ἐγερθῇ G1453 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction shuts ἀποκλείσῃ G608 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular door θύραν G2374 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction you will ἄρξησθε G756 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural stand ἑστάναι G2476 Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active outside ἔξω G1854 Adverb - καὶ G2532 Conjunction knocking κρούειν G2925 Verb - Present Infinitive Active . . . τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . θύραν G2374 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] saying λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular open the door ἄνοιξον G455 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular for us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural But Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular he will reply ἐρεῖ G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural vvv Οὐκ G3756 Adverb I do not know οἶδα G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular where πόθεν G4159 Adverb you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural are {from} ἐστέ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 26

Original words

Then Τότε G5119 Adverb you will ἄρξεσθε G756 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural say λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active We ate Ἐφάγομεν G5315 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction drank ἐπίομεν G4095 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural with you σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular . . . ἐνώπιόν G1799 Preposition and καὶ G2532 Conjunction you taught ἐδίδαξας G1321 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural streets πλατείαις G4113 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 27

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction he will answer ἐρεῖ G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular I tell Λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural vvv Οὐκ G3756 Adverb I do not know οἶδα G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular where πόθεν G4159 Adverb you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural are {from} ἐστέ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Depart ἀπόστητε G868 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition me ἐμοῦ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular all [you] πάντες G3956 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural evildoers ἐργάται G2040 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural . . . ἀδικίας G93 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

There Ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular weeping κλαυθμὸς G2805 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular gnashing βρυγμὸς G1030 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural teeth ὀδόντων G3599 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction you see ὄψησθε G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural Abraham Ἀβραὰμ G11 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Isaac Ἰσαὰκ G2464 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Jacob Ἰακὼβ G2384 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction all πάντας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural prophets προφήτας G4396 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείᾳ G932 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction you yourselves ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural are thrown ἐκβαλλομένους G1544 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural out ἔξω G1854 Adverb
Verse 29

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction [People] will come ἥξουσιν G2240 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition east ἀνατολῶν G395 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction west δυσμῶν G1424 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἀπὸ G575 Preposition north βορρᾶ G1005 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction south νότου G3558 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction will recline at the table ἀνακλιθήσονται G347 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείᾳ G932 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction indeed ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular some who are εἰσὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . οἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural last ἔσχατοι G2078 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural will be ἔσονται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural first πρῶτοι G4413 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction some who are εἰσὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . οἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural first πρῶτοι G4413 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural will be ἔσονται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural last ἔσχατοι G2078 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

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