Matthew 7:14 Cross References

Matthew 7:14

14: But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

Luke 13:23

  1. Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few be saved?" He replied,
  2. "The door to heaven is narrow. Work hard to get in, because many will try to enter,
  3. but when the head of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. Then you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us!' But he will reply, 'I do not know you.'
  4. You will say, 'But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
  5. And he will reply, 'I tell you, I don't know you. Go away, all you who do evil.'

Matthew 22:14

  1. For many are called, but few are chosen."

Mark 8:34

  1. Then he called his disciples and the crowds to come over and listen. "If any of you wants to be my follower," he told them, "you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.

Romans 12:2

  1. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

Matthew 16:24

  1. Then Jesus said to the disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.
  2. If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.

Isaiah 35:8

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

Isaiah 30:21

  1. and you will hear a voice say, "This is the way; turn around and walk here."

John 15:18

  1. "When the world hates you, remember it hated me before it hated you.
  2. The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.
  3. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!

Proverbs 8:20

  1. I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice.

Acts 14:22

  1. where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that they must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.

John 16:33

  1. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

Ephesians 2:2

  1. You used to live just like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
  2. All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.

Matthew 25:1

  1. "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
  2. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
  3. The five who were foolish took no oil for their lamps,
  4. but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.
  5. When the bridegroom was delayed, they all lay down and slept.

Romans 11:5

  1. It is the same today, for not all the Jews have turned away from God. A few are being saved as a result of God's kindness in choosing them.
  2. And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is--free and undeserved.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

  1. and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our co-worker for God and our brother in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
  2. and to keep you from becoming disturbed by the troubles you were going through. But, of course, you know that such troubles are going to happen to us Christians.
  3. Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come--and they did, as you well know.
  4. That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the Tempter had gotten the best of you and that all our work had been useless.

Proverbs 4:26

  1. Mark out a straight path for your feet; then stick to the path and stay safe.
  2. Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

Romans 9:27

  1. Concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out, "Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a small number will be saved.
  2. For the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth quickly and with finality."
  3. And Isaiah said in another place, "If the Lord Almighty had not spared a few of us, we would have been wiped out as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah."

Jeremiah 6:16

  1. So now the LORD says, "Stop right where you are! Look for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, `No, that's not the road we want!'

1 Peter 3:20

  1. those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.
  2. And this is a picture of baptism, which now saves you by the power of Jesus Christ's resurrection. Baptism is not a removal of dirt from your body; it is an appeal to God from a clean conscience.

Isaiah 57:14

  1. I will say, `Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my people can return from captivity.'"

Luke 12:32

  1. "So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

John 16:2

  1. For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing God a service.

Romans 9:32

  1. Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law and being good instead of by depending on faith. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.

Matthew 20:16

  1. "And so it is, that many who are first now will be last then; and those who are last now will be first then."
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