Lucas 13:23

23 Y le dijo uno: Señor, ¿son pocos los que se salvan? Y él les dijo

Lucas 13:23 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 13:23

Then said one unto him
Not one of his disciples, but one of the company, in some one of the cities or villages he passed through, or as he was in the road to Jerusalem:

are there few that be saved?
It is a received opinion among the Jews ^F26, that all Israel shall have a part in the world to come; and this man might put the question to know whether Christ was of this sentiment or not. And by some things he had observed drop from him, and it may be the foregoing parables, which express the small beginnings of his kingdom, and seem to signify, that at first his Gospel should be received but by a few, though it should afterwards spread, he might collect, that his sense was, there would be but a few saved; or this might be a question of mere curiosity and speculation, as it seems to be, by Christ's treatment of it, who does not give a direct answer to it, but puts him and others upon showing a concern for their own salvation.

And he said unto them;
not to the man only that put the question, but to the whole company; though the Persic and Ethiopic versions read, "he said unto him", as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 11. sect. 1.

Lucas 13:23 In-Context

21 Semejante es a la levadura, que tomándola la mujer, y la esconde en tres medidas de harina, hasta que todo sea leudado

22 Y pasaba por las ciudades y aldeas, enseñando, y caminando a Jerusalén

23 Y le dijo uno: Señor, ¿son pocos los que se salvan? Y él les dijo

24 Esforzaos a entrar por la puerta angosta; porque os digo que muchos procurarán entrar, y no podrán

25 Después que el padre de familia se levantare, y cerrare la puerta, y comenzaréis a estar fuera, y a tocar a la puerta, diciendo: Señor, Señor, ábrenos; y respondiendo os dirá: No os conozco de dónde seáis