Matthew 7:13

Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it.

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In The King James Version

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

In Context

12All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

14How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:12And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

Proverbs 7:27Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 16:25There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return to LORD, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Matthew 3:2Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.

Matthew 18:2And having called in a child, Jesus set it in the midst of them.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:13-15

The Sermon on the Mount. 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Our Lord Jesus here presses upon us that righteousness towards men which is an essential branch of true… Read the whole commentary →

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