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Luke 13:23-24 CEV Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" Jesus answered: (24) Do all you can to go in by the narrow door! A lot of people will try to get in, but will not be able to.

Luke 13:23-24 ESV 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.

Luke 13:23-24 GW Someone asked him, "Sir, are only a few people going to be saved?" He answered, (24) "Try hard to enter through the narrow door. I can guarantee that many will try to enter, but they won't succeed.

Luke 13:23-24 ALT Now someone said to Him, "Lord, are the ones being saved few?" And He said to them, (24) "Be striving to go in through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Luke 13:23-24 GNB Someone asked him, "Sir, will just a few people be saved?" Jesus answered them, (24) "Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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