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Berean Standard Bible

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

Matthew 7:14

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Near the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus contrasts two gates and two roads. He asks his hearers to consider where their lives are heading.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

how strait cramped, constricted is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!}

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque estrecha es la puerta, y angosto el camino que lleva á la vida, y pocos son los que la hallan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En cambio, estrecha es la puerta y angosto el camino que conducen a la vida, y muy pocas personas los hallan.

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