Verse List for MAT 7:14

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua,Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The gateway leading away to life is narrow, and the path has been kept narrow, and not many people find it.

OET-LV how narrow is the gate and the way which leading _away to the life having _been _narrowed is, and few are the ones finding it.

ULT For the gate, is narrow and the road has been made narrow[fn] that is leading to life, and there are few finding it.

UST 13-14 When you choose how to live, you are like a traveler choosing which path to take. There is an easy path and a large gate, and many people go that way. However, if you go that way, God will punish you. There is also a hard path and a small gate, and only a few people go that way. You should use that small gate, because that is how you will truly live.

BSB But small [is] the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

MSB But small[fn] [is] the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

BLB For small is the gate and narrow the way leading to life, and few are those finding it.

AICNT {how}[fn] narrow [is the gate][fn] and constricted is the road that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

OEB For the gate is small, and the road narrow, that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

WEBBE & WMBB How[fn] narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.

NET But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

LSV how narrow [is] the gate and compressed the way that is leading to life, and few are those finding it!

FBV But the entrance is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.

TCNT [fn]How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

T4T 13-14 “Going to where people live eternally with God in heaven is difficult. It is like going along a narrow road [PRS, MET] that leads to a narrow gate. Not many people find that way. The way that most people take is easy, but it results in their being punished {God punishing them} in hell. That way is like a wide road that people walk on [PRS, MET] until they reach the wide gate, but that road and that gate lead to where they will be destroyed {God will destroy them}. Many people enter that gate. So I am telling you to leave the wide road and enter the narrow gate to heaven.”

LEB because narrow[fn] is the gate and constricted is the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

BBE For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

Moff But the road that leads to life is both narrow and close,
⇔  and there are few who find it.

Wymth because narrow is the gate and contracted the road which leads to Life, and few are those who find it.

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

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

YLT how strait [is] the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!

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

RV For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it.
(For narrow is the gate, and straightened the way, that leadeth/leads unto life, and few be they that find it.)

SLT For strait the gate and afflicted the way leading into life, and few are they finding it.

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

KJB-1769 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
( Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth/leads unto life, and few there be that find it.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth vnto life, and few there be that finde it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Because, strayte is the gate, and narowe is the way, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it.
(Because, straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth/leads unto life, and few there be that find it.)

Gnva Because the gate is streight, and the way narowe that leadeth vnto life, and fewe there be that finde it.
(Because the gate is straight, and the way narrow that leadeth/leads unto life, and few there be that find it.)

Cvdl But strayte is the gate, and narowe ys the waye, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it.
(But straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth/leads unto life, and few there be that find it.)

TNT But strayte is the gate and narowe ys the waye which leadeth vnto lyfe: and feawe there be that fynde it.
(But straight is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth/leads unto life: and few there be that find it.)

Wycl Hou streit is the yate, and narwy the weye, that ledith to lijf, and ther ben fewe that fynden it.
(How straight is the gate, and narwy the way, that leadeth/leads to life, and there been few that fynden it.)

Luth Und die Pforte ist enge, und der Weg ist schmal, der zum Leben führet; und wenig ist ihrer, die ihn finden.
(And the gate is narrow, and the/of_the way/path/road is narrow, the/of_the for_the life leads; and few is of_their/her, the him/it find.)

ClVg Quam angusta porta, et arcta via est, quæ ducit ad vitam: et pauci sunt qui inveniunt eam ![fn]
(How narrow gate/door, and arcta way/road it_is, which leads to life: and a_few are who/which they_find her !)

SR-GNT τί στενὴ ἡ πύλη καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν. ‡

UGNT ὅτι στενὴ ἡ πύλη καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.

SBL-GNT ⸀ὅτι στενὴ ἡ πύλη καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.

RP-GNT τί στενὴ ἡ πύλη, καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.

TC-GNT [fn]τί στενὴ ἡ πύλη, καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.