14For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.


In Context

11 If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?

12 Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.

14 For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.

15 But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?

Matthew 7:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:14Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:14How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:14For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:14For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:14How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:14how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads to life, and few there be that find it.