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Matthew 7:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 7:14

Verse 14 of 29

Scripture focus

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

Matthew 7:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 7:14

Theological / Devotional

Because. Important textual evidence may be cited (cf. p. 146) for the reading “how.”

Strait is the gate. Compare ch. 19:24. The narrowness of the gate calls for self-denial on the part of the one entering it.

Narrow. From the Gr. thlibo, “to compress,” “to squeeze,” hence a way that is compressed, or narrowed, as in a defile between high rocks, in comparison to the “broad,” or easy, way.

Few there be. For the simple reason that they do not want to find it, for whosoever will may enter in (see Rev. 22:17).

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