The Narrow Gate
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The Narrow Gate
The Narrow Gate
The Gate is Narrow
The Gate is Narrow
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
leads means: to stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
Destruction: Damage something to such an extent that it no longer works
Life: Heaven - exuberant liveliness -
Matthew 1–7: A Commentary on Matthew 1–7 Structure
The images of the gate and of the way appear together without any connection; the concluding clause of v. 13* refers to the gate, while it is not clear to what the concluding clause of v. 14* refers.3 It is uncertain how gate and way belong together. Is the gate an entry to a particular way?4 The order in which the images appear would suggest as much. Or does the gate stand at the end of the way as the gateway to life?5 The parallel motifs would speak for this possibility. Or are the gate and way synonyms?6
False Prophets
False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
Watch out: “Beware” be cautious, be on the alert -
Outward appearances are deceiving
You have to recognize the fruit
Do the Father’s Will
Do the Father’s Will
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Did we not prophesy in your name
drive out demons in your name
perform miracles in your name
Yet, Jesus tells us plainly “I never knew you.”
Evil doers: the practice (habitual) act of lawlessness
Build on the rock
Build on the rock
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.