Vincent Word Studies - Matthew 7:13 - 7:13

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Vincent Word Studies - Matthew 7:13 - 7:13


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Strait gate (στενῆς πύλης)

Rev., narrow. A remarkable parallel to this passage occurs in the “Pinax” or “Tablet” of Cebes, a writer contemporary with Socrates. In this, human life, with its dangers and temptations, is symbolically represented as on a tablet. The passage is as follows: “Seest thou not, then, a little door, and a way before the door, which is not much crowded, but very few travel it? This is the way which leadeth into true culture.”

Leadeth (ἀπάγουσα)

Lit., leadeth away, from death, or, perhaps, from the broad road. Note that the gate is not at the end, but at the beginning of the road.