Luk 13:24 | RWP | e4.org | Strive ( αγωνιζεσθε ). Jesus makes short shrift of the question. He includes others (present middle plural of αγωνιζομα , common verb, our agonize). Originally it was to contend for a prize in the games. The kindred word αγωνια occurs of Christ's struggle in Gethsemane ( ). The narrow gate appears also in , only there it is an outside gate ( πυλης ) while here it is the entrance to the house, "the narrow door" ( θυρας ).

‏ Luke 13:24

Strive ( αγωνιζεσθε ). Jesus makes short shrift of the question. He includes others (present middle plural of αγωνιζομα, common verb, our agonize). Originally it was to contend for a prize in the games. The kindred word αγωνια occurs of Christ's struggle in Gethsemane (Lu 22:44). The narrow gate appears also in Mt 7:13, only there it is an outside gate ( πυλης ) while here it is the entrance to the house, "the narrow door" ( θυρας ).