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?” ...