Matthew 7:14 Cross References - DouayRheims

¹⁴ How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!

²⁶ Make straight the path for thy feet, and all thy ways shall be established. ²⁷ Decline not to the right hand, nor to the left: turn away thy foot from evil. For the Lord knoweth the ways that are on the right hand: but those are perverse which are on the left hand. But he will make thy courses straight, he will bring forward thy ways in peace.

²⁰ I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment,

²¹ And thy ears shall hear the word of one admonishing thee behind thy back: This is the way, walk ye in it: and go not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

⁸ And a path and a way shall be there, and it shall be called the holy way: the unclean shall not pass over it, and this shall be unto you a straight way, so that fools shall not err therein.

¹⁴ And I will say: Make a way: give free passage, turn out of the path, take away the stumblingblocks out of the way of my people.

¹⁶ Thus saith the Lord: Stand ye on the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, which is the good way, and walk ye in it: and you shall find refreshment for your souls. And they said: We will not walk.

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵ For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

¹⁶ So shall the last be first and the first last. For many are called but few chosen.

¹⁴ For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹ Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. ² And five of them were foolish and five wise. ³ But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them. ⁴ But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. ⁵ And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. ⁶ And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him. ⁷ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. ⁹ The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰ Now whilst they went to buy the bridegroom came: and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage. And the door was shut. ¹¹ But at last came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. ¹² But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.

³⁴ And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

³² Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.

²³ And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them: ²⁴ Strive to enter by the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter and shall not be able. ²⁵ But when the master of the house shall be gone in and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without; and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are. ²⁶ Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence: and thou hast taught in our streets. ²⁷ And he shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. ²⁸ There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth; when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God: and you yourselves thrust out. ²⁹ And there shall come from the east and the west and the north and the south: and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold, they are last that shall be first: and they are first that shall be last.

¹⁸ If the world hate you, know ye that it hath hated me before you. ¹⁹ If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. ²⁰ Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.

² They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God.

³³ These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress. But have confidence. I have overcome the world.

^{22 (14:21)} Confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to continue in the faith: and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁷ And Isaias cried out concerning Israel: If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. ²⁸ For he shall finish his word and cut it short in justice: because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth. ²⁹ And Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabbath had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom and we had been like unto Gomorrha.

³² Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.

⁵ Even so then, at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace. ⁶ And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

² And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God.

² Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief: ³ In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:

² And we sent Timothy, our brother and the minister of God in the gospel of Christ, to confirm you and exhort you concerning your faith: ³ That no man should be moved in these tribulations: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. ⁴ For even when we were with you, we foretold you that we should suffer tribulations: as also it is come to pass, and you know. ⁵ For this cause also, I, forbearing no longer, sent to know your faith: lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you: and our labour should be made vain.

²⁰ Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. ²¹ Whereunto baptism, being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but, the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.