Matthew 7:14

Hou streit is the yate, and narwy the weye, that ledith to lijf, and ther ben fewe that fynden it.

Wycliffe (portions)

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

13Entre ye bi the streyt yate; for the yate that ledith to perdicioun is large, and the weie is broode, and there ben many that entren bi it.

15Be ye war of fals prophetis, that comen to you in clothingis of scheep, but withynneforth thei ben as wolues of raueyn;

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Cross References

Matthew 20:16So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.

Matthew 25:1Thanne the kyngdoom of heuenes schal be lijk to ten virgyns, whiche token her laumpis, and wenten out ayens the hosebonde and the wijf;

Luke 12:32Nile ye, litil flok, drede, for it pleside to youre fadir to yyue you a kyngdom.

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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