Luke 13:22

The Narrow Door

22 ¹He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and ²journeying toward Jerusalem.

Luke 13:22 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 13:22

And he went through the cities and villages
Either of Galilee, or of Judea, or both; since he was upon his journey from Galilee, through Judea, to Jerusalem, as it follows:

teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem;
as he was journeying he taught in every place he came, where he could have an opportunity; his delight was to do good both to the bodies and souls of men; and he was constant and assiduous in it.

Luke 13:22 In-Context

20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened. ”

22 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem.

23 And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few? ” And he said to them,

24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Cross References

• 1. 13:22 See Mark 6:6
• 2. 13:22 [ver. 33]; See ch. 9:51