Matthew 7:14 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁴ because the gate is strait and the way narrow, which leadeth to life, therefore there are few who find it.

²⁶ Make straight paths with thy feet and order all thy ways right. ²⁷ Turn not to the right, nor the left; but turn away thy foot from an evil way; for God knoweth the ways on the right, but those on the left are crooked. But he will make thy paths straight and conduct thy steps in peace.

²⁰ I walk in the ways of righteousness; and am conversant in the paths of judgment:

²¹ and thine ears will hear the words of the deceivers behind thee who say, This is the way let us walk in it, whether to the right or left;

⁸ There will be there a pure highway, which shall be called The Holy way. And the unclean shall not come there; nor shall there be there an unclean way. But as for the dispersed, they shall travel it, and shall not be led astray.

¹⁴ And they will say. Clear the ways before him, remove obstructions out of the road of my people.

¹⁶ Thus saith the Lord, Stand in the highways and take a view and inquire for the ancient paths of the Lord, and see which is the good way and walk in it, and you shall find a purification for your souls: but they said, "We will not go."

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples if any one wisheth to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever wisheth to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

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

¹⁴ For there are many called, but few chosen.

¹ Now with respect to this, the reign of the heavens may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. ² And five of them were prudent and five foolish. ³ They who were foolish took their lamps, but did not take oil with them. ⁴ But the prudent took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵ And while the bridegroom tarried they all became drowsy and fell asleep. ⁶ And at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom is coming; Go out and meet him. ⁷ Then all the virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. ⁹ In reply to which the prudent said, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you. Therefore go rather to them who sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and they who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. ¹¹ And after that the other virgins came, saying, Master, master, Open to us. ¹² But he in reply, said, Verily I say to you, I do not know you.

³⁴ Then, having called to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, Whosoever hath a mind to come under my guidance, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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

²³ and one said to him, Master, are there few who are saved? He said to them; ²⁴ Strive with all your might to enter in through the narrow gate; for many, I assure you, will seek to enter, who will not be able. ²⁵ When the master of the house is raised up, and shall have shut the door and you begin to stand without and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, he will Answer and say to you, I do not know you, whence you are. ²⁶ Then you will begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. ²⁷ But he will say, I tell you I do not know you whence you are. Depart from me all you workers of iniquity. ²⁸ Weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaak, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves cast out. ²⁹ People indeed will come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and be entertained in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold there are last, who shall be first; and there are first, who shall be last.

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

² They will excommunicate you. Indeed a time is coming, when whosoever killeth you will think he doth an act of religious worship to God.

³³ These things I have spoken to you, that you may have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble; but take courage: I have overcome the world.

²² establishing and confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith. And because we must enter into the kingdom of God through many afflictions;

²⁷ Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, this remnant shall be saved." ²⁸ For he is closing an account and making a deduction with saving goodness. Because the Lord will make with the land a reckoning from which a deduction is made, ²⁹ therefore as Esaias said. "Had not the Lord of hosts left us a seed, we must have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah."

³² Why?] Because they sought it not from belief; but as if attainable by works of law. For they stumbled at the stumbling stone.

⁵ In like manner, therefore, at this present time there is a remnant according to a choice of favour. ⁶ Now if it be by favour, it is no more in consideration of works, since in this case the favour be no favour: but if it be in consideration of works it is no more of favour, otherwise the work is no work.

² and be not conformed to this world; but transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may know experimentally what the will of God is, which is good and acceptable and perfect.

² in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world; according to the prince of the power of the air, that spirit which is now working powerfully in the children of disobedience; ³ among whom when we also were all formerly leading our lives in the desires of our flesh, executing the dictates of the flesh, and the imaginations, and were naturally children of wrath even as the rest;

² and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow labourer in the glad tidings of the Christ, to establish you and comfort you concerning your belief; ³ that none of you might be staggered by those afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. ⁴ For when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we should soon be afflicted, as it hath actually come to pass, and you know; ⁵ therefore not being able to bear any longer, I sent to know your faith, for fear the tempter might have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

²⁰ made proclamation at the time they were disobedient when the long suffering of God was waiting once for all in the day of Noe, while the ark was a building, in which a few, that be eight souls, made their escape during the flood; ²¹ an antitype to which, namely baptism, [not a removal of the filth of the flesh, but an earnest conscientious application to God] doth now save us also, by means of the resurrection of Jesus Christ,