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29. Jan. 2021 · Meg Bucher Author. Updated Jan 29, 2021. “ Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by...
18. Apr. 2023 · “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. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” ( Matthew 7:13-14 ).
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6. Aug. 2015 · The narrow gate means both trials that are voluntarily undertaken, such as fasting and the like, and trials that are involuntarily experienced, such as imprisonment and persecution. Just as a man who is fat, or who is carrying a great load, cannot go in through a narrow gate, neither can a gourmandizer or rich man. These go in ...
- The word translated as "strait" in the King James Version is στενός. The word appears only in the verses of Matthew you cite and in Luke's paralle...
- Based on the text itself, the "gate" and "road" have no more definition than "that which leads to life". There is nothing nearby that would make th...
- It seems the "narrow" would be a reference to the obedience needed to enter into Gods glory. While the "wide" lends itself to the flesh and the str...
- It is possible that crucifixion of the flesh is "the narrow gate", and fasting is the "narrow road" . The "narrow gate" does come before the "narr...
- In Matthew 7, Jesus is retelling a portion of The Testament of Abraham . And the archangel Michael went down and took Abraham upon a chariot of th...
- In the context of this verse citing the wide gate a better translation for strait (G4728 stenos) gate is narrow which is listed as an alternative t...
- I like the answer given in gotquestions.com the best: ![narrow gate ] 1
- Strait is the gate. Narrow is the way. Strait is not the way. It is the gate. There are two things you must notice. A gate (other languages it is d...
For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7:13-14, NIV) For any individual to enter the kingdom of God, it is necessary to use a gate.
4. Jan. 2022 · Question. Just how narrow is the narrow gate? Answer. The narrow gate, also called the narrow door, is referred to by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 7:13-14 and Luke 13:23-24. Jesus compares the narrow gate to the “broad road” which leads to destruction (hell) and says that “many” will be on that road.
Matthew 7:13. ESV “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. NIV Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Matthew 7:13. Enter ye in at the strait gate — The gate of true conversion, of self-denial, mortification, and universal holiness; the gate in at which few, comparatively speaking, are inclined to enter. “How strait,” says Erasmus, in his paraphrase on the place, “is the gate, how narrow the way that leadeth to life!
