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Is “The straight and narrow” in the Bible?
Yes. “The straight and narrow” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 7:14. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 7:14.
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
The verse
How narrow the gate is, and how cramped the road that leads to life, and few are the ones who find it!
Matthew 7:14 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Jesus describes two gates and two roads. The wide one is crowded and leads to destruction. The narrow one leads to life, and few find it. “Strait” in the King James Bible means tight, not straight.
Also in the Bible
Go in through the narrow gate, because the road that leads away to destruction is roomy and its gate is broad, and there are many who go in by it.
Matthew 7:13 · open the chapter →
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Is “The straight and narrow” in the Bible?
Yes. “The straight and narrow” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 7:14. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
Where in the Bible is “The straight and narrow”?
In Matthew 7:14, and also Matthew 7:13. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 7:14 reads: “How narrow the gate is, and how cramped the road that leads to life, and few are the ones who find it!”
Who said “The straight and narrow”?
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
What does “The straight and narrow” mean in the Bible?
Jesus describes two gates and two roads. The wide one is crowded and leads to destruction. The narrow one leads to life, and few find it. “Strait” in the King James Bible means tight, not straight.
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