Matthew 7:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
Matthew 7:14 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 7:1419 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
στενὴstenēstrait
ἡhēthe
πύληpylēgate
καὶkaiand / also
τεθλιμμένηtethlimmenēafflict, narrow, throng
ἡhēthe
ὁδὸςhodosjourney, (high-)way
ἡhēthe
ἀπάγουσαapagousabring, carry away, lead (away)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
ζωήνzōēnlife
καὶkaiand / also
ὀλίγοιoligoi+ almost, brief(-ly), few
εἰσὶνeisinam, have been, is I
οἱhoithe
εὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesfind, get, obtain
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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