Matthew 7:14 Cross References - Coverdale

¹⁴ But strayte is the gate, and narowe ys the waye, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it.

²⁶ Podre the path of thy fete, so shal all yi wayes be sure. ²⁷ Turne not asyde, nether to the right hande ner to the lefte, but witholde thy fote from euell.

²⁰ I walke in ye waye of rightuousnes, & in the strete of iudgment.

²¹ and thine eares harken to his worde, that crieth after the and saieth: This is the waye, go this, and turne nether to the right honde nor the leffte.

⁸ There shalbe footpathes & comon stretes, this shalbe called the holywaye. No vnclene person shal go thorow it, for the LORDE himself shal go with the that waye, and the ignoraut shal not erre.

¹⁴ And therfore thus he saieth: Make redy, make redy, and clense ye strete, take vp what ye can out of the waye, that ledeth to my people.

¹⁶ Thus saieth the LORDE: go into the stretes, considre and make inquisicion for the olde waye: and yf it be the good and right waye, then go therin, that ye maye fynde rest for youre soules. (But they saye: we will not walke therin)

²⁴ Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples: Yf eny man wil folowe me, let him forsake himself, & take vp his crosse, and folowe me. ²⁵ For who so wil saue his life, shal lose it: but whoso loseth his life for my sake, shal fynde it.

¹⁶ So the last shalbe the first, & the first the last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹⁴ For many be called, but few are chose.

¹ Then shal the kyngdome of heauen be like vnto ten virgins, which toke their lapes, and wente forth to mete the brydegome. ² But fyue of them were foolish, and fyue were wyse. ³ The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them. ⁴ But the wyse toke oyle in their vessels with their lampes. ⁵ Now whyle the brydegrome taried, they slombred all and slepte. ⁶ But at mydnight there was a crye made: Beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go youre waye out for to mete him. ⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes. ⁸ But the foolish sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of youre oyle, for oure lapes are gone out. ⁹ Then answered the wyse, and sayde: Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but go rather vnto them that sell, and bye for youre selues. ¹⁰ And whyle they wente to bye, the brydegrome came: and they that were readye, wente in with him vnto the mariage, and the gate was shut vp. ¹¹ At ye last came ye other virgins also, and sayde: LORDE LORDE, opo vnto vs. ¹² But he answered, and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: I knowe you not.

³⁴ And he called vnto him the people with his disciples, and sayde vnto them: Who so euer wyl folowe me, let him denye himself, and take vp his crosse, and folowe me.

³² Feare not thou litle flocke, for it is youre fathers pleasure to geue you the kyngdome.

²³ And one sayde vnto him: LORDE, are there few (thinkest thou) that shalbe saued? But he sayde vnto them: ²⁴ Stryue ye to entre in at the strayte gate, for many (I saye vnto you) shal seke to come in, and shal not be able. ²⁵ From that tyme forth, whan the good man of the house is rysen vp, and hath shut the dore, then shal ye begynne to stonde without, and to knocke at ye dore, and saye: LORDE LORDE, open vnto vs. And he shal answere, and saye vnto you: I knowe you not whence ye are. ²⁶ Then shal ye begynne to saye: We haue eaten and dronken before the, and thou hast taught vs vpon ye stretes. ²⁷ And he shal saye: I tell you, I knowe you not whence ye are. Departe fro me all ye workers of iniquyte. ²⁸ There shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teth, when ye shal se Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob and all the prophetes in ye kyngdome of God, and youre selues thrust out, ²⁹ And wha they shal come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, which shal syt at ye table in the kyngdome of God. ³⁰ And beholde, there are last, which shal be fyrst: and there are first, which shalbe last.

¹⁸ Yf the worlde hate you, then knowe, that it hath hated me before you. ¹⁹ Yf ye were of the worlde, the worlde wolde loue his awne. Howbeit because ye are not of the worlde, but I haue chosen you from the worlde, therfore the worlde hateth you. ²⁰ Remembre my worde, that I sayde vnto you: The seruaunt is not greater then his lorde. Yf they haue persecuted me, they shal persecute you also: Yf they haue kepte my worde, they shal kepe yours also.

² They shal excomunicate you. The tyme commeth, that who soeuer putteth you to death, shal thynke that he doth seruyce vnto God.

³³ These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace. In ye worlde haue ye trouble, but be of good comforte, I haue ouercome the worlde.

²² strengthinge the soules of ye disciples, and exortinge the to cotynue in the faith: and that we thorow moch tribulacion must entre in to the kyngdome of God.

²⁷ But Esay crieth ouer Israel: Though the nombre of the children of Israel be as the sonde of the see, yet shal there but a remnaunt be saued. ²⁸ For there is the worde, that fynisheth and shorteneth in righteousnes: for a shorte worde shal God make vpon earth. ²⁹ And as Esay sayde before: Excepte the LORDE of Sabbaoth had lefte vs sede, we shulde haue bene as Sodoma, and like vnto Gomorra.

³² Why so? Euen because they soughte it not out of faith, but as it were out of the deseruynge of workes. For they haue stombled at the stomblinge stone.

⁵ Eue so goeth it now at this tyme also wt this remnaunt after ye eleccion of grace. ⁶ Yf it be done of grace, the is it not of deseruynge: els were grace no grace. But yf it be of deseruynge, then is grace nothinge: els were deseruynge no deseruynge.

² And fashion not youre selues like vnto this worlde, but be chaunged thorow the renewynge off yor mynde, yt ye maye proue, what thinge that good, yt acceptable, & perfecte wil of God is.

² in the which in tyme past ye walked, acordinge to the course off this worlde, and after the prynce that ruleth in the ayre namely, after ye sprete, which now worketh in the children of vnbeleue, ³ amonge whom we also had oure conuersacion in tyme past in the lustes of oure flesh, and dyd the wyll of the flesh and of the mynde, and were naturally the children of wrath, euen as well as other.

² & sent Timotheus oure brother and mynister of God, and oure helper in ye gospell of Christ, to stablysh you and to comforte you in youre faith, ³ that noman shulde be moued in these troubles: (for ye youre selues knowe, that we are euen appoynted there vnto. ⁴ And whan we were with you, we tolde you before, that we shulde suffre tribulacion, euen as it is come to passe, & as ye knowe.) ⁵ For this cause seynge I coulde no longer forbeare, I sent, that I mighte haue knowlege of youre faith, lest happly the tempter had tempted you, and lest oure laboure had bene in vayne.

²⁰ which in tyme past beleued not, whan God once a bode and suffred pacietly in the tyme of Noe, whyle the Arke was a preparynge: Wherin fewe (that is to saye eight soules) were saued by water. ²¹ Which signifieth baptyme yt now saueth vs: not ye puttinge awaye of the fylth of the flesh, but in yt a good cosciece cosenteth vnto God by ye resurreccion of Iesus Christ,