23Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
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Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? …
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-30)We have here, I. A question put to our Lord Jesus. Who it was that put it we are not told, whether a friend or a foe; for he both gave a great liberty of questioning him and returned answers to the thoughts and intents of the heart. The question was, Are there few that are saved ? Luke 13:23: ei oligoi hoi sozomenoi —“ If the saved be few ? Master, I have heard thou shouldest say so; is it true?”…
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