rwp - Luke:13:24

rwp@Luke:13:24 @{Strive} (\agnizesthe\). Jesus makes short shrift of the question. He includes others (present middle plural of \agnizomai\, common verb, our agonize). Originally it was to contend for a prize in the games. The kindred word \agnia\ occurs of Christ's struggle in Gethsemane (Luke:22:44|). The narrow gate appears also in strkjv@Matthew:7:13|, only there it is an outside gate (\puls\) while here it is the entrance to the house, "the narrow door" (\thuras\).