Matthew 7:13 (GNV)

Passage

Enter in at the streight gate: for it is the wide gate, and broade way that leadeth to destruction: and many there be which goe in thereat,

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:11 If ye then, which are euill, can giue to your children good giftes, howe much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good thinges to them that aske him?

Matthew 7:12 Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.

Matthew 7:13 Enter in at the streight gate: for it is the wide gate, and broade way that leadeth to destruction: and many there be which goe in thereat,

Matthew 7:14 Because the gate is streight, and the way narowe that leadeth vnto life, and fewe there be that finde it.

Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you, in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "enter", "streight", "gate", "wide", "broade", "leadeth", and "destruction". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "enter" and "streight", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should..." into verse 14's "Because the gate is streight and the...", so "enter" and "streight" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "enter" and "streight" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.