Matthew 7:13

New International Reader's Version

“Enter God’s kingdom through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to ruin. Many people go that way.

Cross References

Genesis 6:12

God saw how sinful the earth had become. All its people were living very sinful lives.

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw how bad the sins of everyone on earth had become. They only thought about evil things.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that appears to be right. But in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 7:27

Her house is a road to the grave. It leads down to the place of the dead.

Proverbs 9:6

Leave your childish ways and you will live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

Isaiah 1:9

The Lord who rules over all has let some people live through that time of trouble. If he hadn’t, we would have become like Sodom. We would have been like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 35:8

A wide road will go through the land. It will be called the Way of Holiness. Only those who lead a holy life can use it. “Unclean” and foolish people can’t walk on it.

Isaiah 55:7

Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

Matthew 25:41

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:46

“Then they will go away to be punished forever. But those who have done what is right will receive eternal life.”

Matthew 3:2

He said, “Turn away from your sins! The kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Matthew 3:8

Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins.

Matthew 7:14

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

Luke 14:33

In the same way, you must give up everything you have. Those of you who don’t cannot be my disciple.

Luke 9:33

As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter spoke up. “Master,” he said to him, “it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters. One will be for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” Peter didn’t really know what he was saying.

John 10:9

I’m like a gate. Anyone who enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out. And they will find plenty of food.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 3:19

So turn away from your sins. Turn to God. Then your sins will be wiped away. The time will come when the Lord will make everything new.

Romans 9:22

What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

2 Corinthians 6:17

So, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch anything that is not pure and ‘clean.’ Then I will receive you.” (Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41)

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their sinful desires to his cross. They don’t want these things anymore.

Philippians 3:19

The only thing they have coming to them is death. Their stomach is their god. They brag about what they should be ashamed of. They think only about earthly things.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are children of God. We know that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. The dragon is that old serpent called the devil, or Satan. He leads the whole world astray.

Revelation 13:8

Many people who live on the earth will worship the beast. They are the ones whose names are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. The Lamb is the one whose death was planned before the world was created.

Revelation 20:15

Anyone whose name was not written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:3

Then he threw him into the Abyss. He locked it and sealed him in. This was to keep Satan from causing the nations to believe his lies anymore. Satan will be locked away until the 1,000 years are ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.