Matthew 7:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 7:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
στενὴ
stenós
G4728
narrow
[ἡ
ho
G3588
the
πύλη]
pýlē
G4439
gate
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τεθλιμμένη
thlíbō
G2346
to press
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ὁδὸς
hodós
G3598
way
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀπάγουσα
apágō
G520
to lead away
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ζωήν
zōḗ
G2222
life
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὀλίγοι
olígos
G3641
little
εἰσὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
εὑρίσκοντες
heurískō
G2147
to find
αὐτήν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the gate narrow and the road has been made narrow that is leading to life, and there are few finding it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).