Luke 13:24

New English Translation

²⁴“Exert every effort^[a] to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

Luke 13:24 tn Or “Make every effort” (L&N 68.74; cf. NIV); “Do your best” (TEV); “Work hard” (NLT); Grk “Struggle.” The idea is to exert one’s maximum effort (cf. BDAG 17 s.v. ἀγωνίζομαι 2.b, “strain every nerve to enter”) because of the supreme importance of attaining entry into the kingdom of God.

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