Matthew 7:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 7:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 7:13 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 7:13 — KJV
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: strait: or, narrow”
— Matthew 7:13 (KJV)
Matthew 7:13 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 7:13
“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:13: enter, strait, gate
“And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:13: enter, gate, many
“For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:13: way, destruction, narrow
“Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. which looketh...: Heb. whose face was the way toward the east”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:13: gate, broad, way
“It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:13: enter, gate, way
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