Luke

Luke 13:24–25

²⁴“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. ²⁵After 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.’

Read all of Luke 13

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Luke 13:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make every effort	Ἀγωνίζεσθε	Agōnizesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G75 I strive, contend
to enter	εἰσελθεῖν	eiselthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
narrow	στενῆς	stenēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4728 narrow
door	θύρας	thyras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2374 a door, opportunity
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
many	πολλοί	polloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
will try	ζητήσουσιν	zētēsousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
to enter	εἰσελθεῖν	eiselthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
will not be able	ἰσχύσουσιν	ischysousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2480 I am strong, able

Luke 13:25

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
master of the house	οἰκοδεσπότης	oikodespotēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3617 a head of a household
gets up	ἐγερθῇ	egerthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
shuts	ἀποκλείσῃ	apokleisē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G608 I shut
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
door	θύραν	thyran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2374 a door, opportunity
you will	ἄρξησθε	arxēsthe	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G756 I begin
stand	ἑστάναι	hestanai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
outside	ἔξω	exō	Adverb	G1854 without, outside
knocking	κρούειν	krouein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2925 I knock
saying	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
open the door	ἄνοιξον	anoixon	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G455 I open
for us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
But	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he will reply	ἐρεῖ	erei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2046 I say, speak
I do not know	οἶδα	oida	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
where	πόθεν	pothen	Adverb	G4159 whence
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
are	ἐστέ	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 13:24 Matthew 7:13–14 · 2 Peter 1:10 · 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 · Hebrews 4:11 · Luke 21:36 · Philippians 2:12–13 · Ezekiel 33:31 · Proverbs 21:25 · John 6:27 · Romans 10:3 · Colossians 1:29 · Proverbs 1:24–28

Luke 13:25 Luke 13:27 · Matthew 25:10–12 · Matthew 7:21–23 · Luke 6:46 · Isaiah 55:6

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.