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

引到永生，那门是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。”

通往生命的门是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。”

通往生命的门是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。”

但通向永生的门小，路窄，找到的人也少。

但引到生命的门是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。

然而，那通向永生的门是多么小，路是多么窄，找到它的人是多么少。

引到永生，那門是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。」

通往生命的門是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。」

通往生命的門是窄的，路是小的，找到的人也少。」

但通向永生的門小，路窄，找到的人也少。

但引到生命的門是窄的，路是小的，找著的人也少。

因為引到生命的，那門窄，那路狹隘，找着的人少。

然而，那通向永生的門是多麼小，路是多麼窄，找到它的人是多麼少。

引而之生者、其門也窄、其路也狹、得之者寡、○

引而之生、其門也窄、其路也狹、得之者少、○

引至永生、其門窄、其路狹、得之者少、○

惟引之永生者、其門何窄、其路何狹、得之者鮮矣。

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

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

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

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Because strait[ is] the gate, and narrow[ is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

Someone asked him,“ Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them,“ Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading,‘ Sir, open the door for us.’“ But he will answer,‘ I don’t know you or where you come from.’“ Then you will say,‘ We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’“ But he will reply,‘ I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’“ There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”

“ For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said:“ Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is— his good, pleasing and perfect will.

And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.

Then Jesus said to his disciples,“ Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying,“ This is the way; walk in it.”

I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

“ If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.Remember what I told you:‘ A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

“ I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.“ We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

“ At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Five of them were foolish and five were wise.The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.“ At midnight the cry rang out:‘ Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’“ Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.The foolish ones said to the wise,‘ Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’“‘ No,’ they replied,‘ there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’“ But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.“ Later the others also came.‘ Lord, Lord,’ they said,‘ open the door for us!’“ But he replied,‘ Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

This is what the Lord says:“ Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said,‘ We will not walk in it.’

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:“ Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved.For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”It is just as Isaiah said previously:“ Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.”

to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also— not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co- worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them.In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.

And it will be said:“ Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.”

“ Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.

Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.

“ So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.