Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Jesus says that the gate to life is small and the way is hard, and only a few find it. This verse is part of his teaching on the narrow road that leads to destruction and the wide road that leads to life.
New International Version. The Narrow and Wide Gates. 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Read full chapter.
New King James Version. 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [ a]Because narrow is the gate and [ b]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Jesus warns his followers to enter through the narrow gate that leads to life, while many choose the wide gate that leads to destruction. See different translations, commentaries and context of this verse.
DLNT. How narrow is the gate and constricted is the road leading-away to life— and few are the ones finding it. DRA. How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it! ERV. But the gate that opens the way to true life is narrow. And the road that leads there is hard to follow.
This verse from the King James Bible says that the gate and the way to life are narrow and few find it. See different translations and versions of this verse and its context in Matthew 7.
What does Matthew 7:14 mean? Jesus has commanded His followers to choose the more difficult of two metaphorical roads, each accessed by two different gates. They must choose the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13). The wide gate opens onto a spacious, easily travelled roadway. Most will take that path, though it leads to destruction.
