马太福音 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Context
This verse from 马太福音 Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. 耶稣在拿撒勒遭本地人不信,「先知在本乡不受尊重」;差遣十二门徒两两出去,带权柄赶鬼医病,传悔改;希律因约翰指责他的婚姻而杀约翰;五千人吃饼的神迹;耶稣在海面行走,门徒大为惊讶:「他们心里还是愚顽。」
其他译本
For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.
how strait <FI>is<Fi> the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.
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