Lukas 13:22-23

The Narrow Door

13:22 Then ¹  Jesus ²  traveled throughout ³  towns ⁴  and villages, teaching and making his way toward ⁵  Jerusalem. ⁶  13:23 Someone ⁷  asked ⁸  him, “Lord, will only a few ⁹  be saved?” So ¹⁰  he said to them,

[13:22]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[13:22]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:22]  ³ tn This is a distributive use of κατά (kata); see L&N 83:12.

[13:22]  ⁴ tn Or “cities.”

[13:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “making his journey toward.” This is the first of several travel notes in Luke’s Jerusalem journey section of Luke 9-19; other notes appear at 17:11; 18:31; 19:28, 41.

[13:22]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:23]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:23]  ⁸ tn Grk “said to.”

[13:23]  ⁹ sn The warnings earlier in Jesus’ teaching have led to the question whether only a few will be saved.

[13:23]  ¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply was triggered by the preceding question.