Matthew 7:13

New Living Translation

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.

Cross References

Genesis 6:12

God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.

Genesis 6:5

The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Proverbs 7:27

Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.

Proverbs 9:6

Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had not spared a few of us, we would have been wiped out like Sodom, destroyed like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 35:8

And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.

Matthew 23:13

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.

Matthew 25:46

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

Matthew 3:2

“Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”

Matthew 3:8

Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.

Matthew 7:14

But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

Luke 14:33

So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.

Luke 9:33

As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, “Master, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

John 10:9

Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

John 14:6

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

Acts 3:19

Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.

Romans 9:22

In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

2 Corinthians 4:4

Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Philippians 3:19

They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.

1 John 5:19

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

Revelation 12:9

This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.

Revelation 13:8

And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.

Revelation 20:15

And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:3

The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.