Pentecost Season · Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Luke 13:22-30
The Narrow Door
August 27, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able." (Luke 13:24)
Asked whether only a few will be saved, Jesus answers with a warning to strive through the narrow door before the householder shuts it, and pictures people from east and west, north and south reclining at table in the kingdom of God while some who expected a place are shut out.
From Sermons.com: Join Today to access the most scholarly & well written preaching resources anywhere.
Take it further
Commentary
Luke 13:22 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentaries on the narrow door saying.
Luke 13 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks through the narrow door and the coming reversal of insiders and outsiders.
Luke 13:22-30 Commentary Precept Austin
A focused verse-by-verse study of this exact passage.
Luke 13 Commentary Precept Austin
Gives the fuller chapter context leading into the narrow door question.
Luke 13 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Gives Albert Barnes' verse-by-verse notes on the chapter.
Luke 13 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight
Adds John Gill's older Reformed reading of the same chapter.
Luke 13 (Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary) StudyLight
Gives the Catholic commentary tradition's reading of the narrow door.
Luke 13:24 Sermons BibleHub
A library of older preached sermons on striving to enter the narrow door.
Background & Word Study
The Church Fathers
Prep at sermons.com
Ready to write?
- Full sermons on Luke 13:22-30
- Illustrations cleared for use in worship
- Commentary, quotes, and Bible dictionary
Trusted by pastors since 1995.
Free every Tuesday
Illustrations & Sermon Prep in your inbox
The coming Sunday’s readings, a cleared-for-use illustration, and a sermon-prep head start. One email, free.