Matthew 7:14

Because, strayte is the gate, and narowe is the way, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

In Context

13Enter in at the strayte gate. For wyde is the gate, and brode is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in therat.

15Beware of false prophetes, which come to you in sheepes clothyng: but inwardly they are rauenyng woolfes.

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:20I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:

Isaiah 35:8There shalbe foote pathes & common streetes, this shalbe called the holy way: no vncleane person shall go through it, for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that way, and the wayfayrer nor ignoraunt shall not erre.

Matthew 20:16So the last, shalbe the first, & the first [shalbe] last: For many be called, but fewe [be] chosen.

Matthew 25:1Then shall the kyngdome of heauen be lykened vnto ten virgins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome.

Luke 12:32Feare not litle flocke, for it is your fathers pleasure to geue you a kyngdome.

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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