13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Focused Passage
Matthew 7:13-14
Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder
Matthew moves from humble judgment and self-examination, to prayerful dependence on the Father, to the Golden Rule, then to urgent warnings about the narrow way, false prophets, empty profession, and the need to build on Jesus' words.
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Verse 13
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Original words
EnterΕἰσέλθατεG1525Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularnarrowστενῆςG4728Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingulargateπύληςG4439Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularForὅτιG3754Conjunctionwide [is]πλατεῖαG4116Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargateπύληG4439Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbroad [is]εὐρύχωροςG2149Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwayὁδὸςG3598Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularthatἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularleadsἀπάγουσαG520Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardestructionἀπώλειανG684Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmanyπολλοίG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-εἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralenterεἰσερχόμενοιG1525Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralthroughδι’G1223PrepositionitαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 14
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Original words
ButὅτιG3754Conjunctionsmall [is]στενὴG4728Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargateπύληG4439Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionnarrowτεθλιμμένηG2346Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwayὁδὸςG3598Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularthatἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularleadsἀπάγουσαG520Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωήνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiononly a fewὀλίγοιG3641Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-εἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralfindεὑρίσκοντεςG2147Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular