²⁴ “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,^(A) because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able ²⁵ once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door.^(B) Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’ ²⁶ Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’