Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Luke 13:23

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 9, page 91, footnote 6 (Image)

Gospel of Peter, Diatessaron, Apocalypses, Visio Pauli, Testament of Abraham, Acts of X/P, Zosimus, Aristides, Clement, Origen

The Diatessaron of Tatian. (HTML)

The Diatessaron. (HTML)

Section XXXI. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2127 (In-Text, Margin)

... their lords; and their great men are set in authority over them. Not thus shall it [Arabic, p. 118] be amongst you: but he amongst you that would be great, let him be to you a [4] servant; and whoever of you would be first, let him be to every man a [5] bond-servant: even as the Son of man also came not to be served, but to serve, and [6] to give himself a ransom in place of the many. He said this, and was going about [7] the villages and the cities, and teaching; and he went to Jerusalem.[Luke 13:23] And a man asked him, Are those that shall be saved few? Jesus answered and said unto [8] them, Strive ye to enter at the narrow door: I say unto you now, that many shall [9] seek to enter, and shall not be able — from the time when the master of the ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 6, page 445, footnote 12 (Image)

Augustine: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels

Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament. (HTML)

On the words of the Gospel, Luke xiii. 21 and 23, where the kingdom of God is said to be ‘like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal;’ and of that which is written in the same chapter, ‘Lord, are they few that are saved?’ (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3463 (In-Text, Margin)

... of meal” of which the Lord spake, is the human race. Recollect the deluge; three only remained, from whom the rest were to be re-peopled. Noe had three sons, by them was repaired the human race. That holy “woman who hid the leaven,” is Wisdom. Lo, the whole world crieth out in the Church of God, “I know that the Lord is great.” Yet doubtless there are but few who are saved. Ye remember a question which was lately set before us out of the Gospel, “Lord,” it was said, “are there few that be saved?”[Luke 13:23] What said the Lord to this? He did not say, “Not few, but many are they who are saved.” He did not say this. But what said He, when He had heard, “Are there few that be saved? Strive to enter by the strait gate.” When thou hearest then, “Are there ...