For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

引到永生，那门是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。”

通往生命的门是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。”

通往生命的门是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。”

但通向永生的门小，路窄，找到的人也少。

但引到生命的门是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。

然而，那通向永生的门是多么小，路是多么窄，找到它的人是多么少。

引到永生，那門是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。」

通往生命的門是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。」

通往生命的門是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。」

但通向永生的門小，路窄，找到的人也少。

但引到生命的門是窄的，路是小的，找著的人也少。

因為引到生命的，那門窄，那路狹隘，找着的人少。

然而，那通向永生的門是多麼小，路是多麼窄，找到它的人是多麼少。

引而之生者、其門也窄、其路也狹、得之者寡、○

引而之生、其門也窄、其路也狹、得之者少、○

引至永生、其門窄、其路狹、得之者少、○

惟引之永生者、其門何窄、其路何狹、得之者鮮矣。

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

But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to life. Only a few people find it.

But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

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

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

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

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

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

And someone said to him,“ Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them,“ Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying,‘ Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you,‘ I do not know where you come from.’Then you will begin to say,‘ We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’But he will say,‘ I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God.And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them,“ If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.

Then Jesus told his disciples,“ If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,“ This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,

“ If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.Remember the word that I said to you:‘ A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

“ Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.But at midnight there was a cry,‘ Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.And the foolish said to the wise,‘ Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’But the wise answered, saying,‘ Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.Afterward the other virgins came also, saying,‘ Lord, lord, open to us.’But he answered,‘ Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

Thus says the Lord:“ Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said,‘ We will not walk in it.’

And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:“ Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.”And as Isaiah predicted,“ If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.”

because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know.For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.

And it shall be said,“ Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s way.”

“ Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

So the last will be first, and the first last.”

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,