Matthew 7:13

Matthew 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (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.
• English Standard Version (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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.

Context of Matthew 7:13

11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 12Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. “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. 14Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. 15“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Matthew 7:13 word by word

Εἰσέλθατε διὰ τῆς στενῆς πύλης, ὅτι πλατεῖα ἡ πύλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ἀπώλειαν, καὶ πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ εἰσερχόμενοι δι᾽ αὐτῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Enter yeεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• in atδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the straitὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the straitστενόςstenos · narrowG4728
• gateπύληpulē · gateG4439
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• wideπλατύςplatus · streetG4116
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• broadεὐρύχωροςeuruchōros · broadG2149
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• that leadethἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• destructionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• there beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thereatαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 7:13

• Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
• Matthew 18:2Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,
• Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
• Proverbs 9:6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.
• Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
• Ezekiel 18:27Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.
• Luke 9:33Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.
• Luke 13:24“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
• Luke 13:25When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’
• Luke 14:33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
• John 10:9I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Acts 2:38Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 3:19Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
• 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
• Galatians 5:24And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Enter ye in at the strait gate - Our Savior seems to allude here to the distinction between the public and private ways mentioned by the Jewish lawyers. The public roads were allowed to be sixteen cubits broad, the private ways only four. The words in the original are very emphatic: Enter in (to the kingdom of heaven) through This strait gate, , i.e. of doing to every one as you would he should do unto you; for this alone seems to be the strait gate which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Enter ye in at the strait gate - Christ here compares the way to life to an entrance through a gate. The words “straight” and “strait” have very different meanings. The former means “not crooked;” the latter, “pent up, narrow, difficult to be entered.” This is the word used here, and it means that the way to heaven is “pent up, narrow, close,” and not obviously entered. The way to death is open, broad, and thronged. The Saviour here referred probably to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 Christ came to teach us, not only what we are to know and believe, but what we are to do; not only toward God, but toward men; not only toward those of our party and persuasion, but toward men in general, all with whom we have to do. We must do that to our neighbour which we ourselves acknowledge to be fit and reasonable. We must, in our dealings with men, suppose ourselves in the same case and circumstances with those we have to do with, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Enter through the narrow gate: This means deciding to obey Jesus as the Messiah. The wide gate and broad road represent the choice not to follow Jesus or his teachings. This path leads to destruction. This means being thrown into fire, being kept out of the kingdom of heaven, being banished from the presence of Jesus, and finally being ruined (Matthew 7:19–23, 27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Enter ye in at the strait gate--as if hardly wide enough to admit one at all. This expresses the difficulty of the first right step in religion, involving, as it does, a triumph over all our natural inclinations. Hence the still stronger expression in Luke (Lu 13:24), "Strive to enter in at the strait gate." for wide is the gate--easily entered. and broad is the way--easily trodden. that leadeth to destruction, and--thus lured "many there be which go…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:13

• Commandments
• Death
• Gates
• Hell
• Highways
• Religion
• Strait Gate
• Way
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Matthew 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings