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And he went by cities and castles, teaching and making journey into Jerusalem.
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And a man said to him, Lord, if there be few, that be saved? And he said to them,
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Strive ye to enter by the strait gate; for I say to you, many seek to enter [in], and they shall not be able.
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For when the husbandman is entered, and the door is closed [Forsooth when the husbandman hath entered and closed the door], ye shall begin to stand withoutforth, and knock at the door, and say [saying], Lord, open to us. And he shall answer, and say to you, I know you not, of whence ye be.
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Then ye shall begin to say, We have eaten before thee and drunk [We have eaten and drunk before thee], and in our streets thou hast taught.
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And he shall say to you, I know you not, of whence ye be; go away from me, all ye workers of wickedness.
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There shall be weeping and grinding of teeth [There shall be weeping and beating together of teeth], when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God; and you to be put out.
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And they shall come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and shall sit at the meat in the realm of God.
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And lo! they that were the first, be the last; and they that were the last, be the first. [And lo! they that were first, be the last; and they that were last, be the first.]