{Strive} (ag(936e)izesthe). Jesus makes short shrift of the
question. He includes others (present middle plural of
ag(936e)izomai, common verb, our agonize). Originally it was to
contend for a prize in the games. The kindred word ag(936e)ia
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 (pul(8873)) while here it is the entrance to the
house, "the narrow door" (	huras).