Matthew 7:13

Go in by the small gate. The road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and many go in by 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

12“Do to others whatever you would wish them to do to you; for that is the teaching of both the Law and the prophets.

14For the gate is small, and the road narrow, that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:12God looked at the earth and saw that it was corrupt; all living things on the earth had become corrupt in their ways.

Matthew 3:2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 18:2Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said,

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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