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Matthew 7:13

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

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ΕἰσέλθατεeiselthateEnter ye inεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Enter ye in”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.Enter ye inδιὰdiaatδιάpreposition — “at”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.atτῆςtēswhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichστενῆςstenēsnarrowστενός (stenos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “narrow”, the of-formG4728narrow, strait.πύληςpulēsgateπύλη (pulē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “gate”, the of-formG4439a gate.This verse uses “gate”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.πλατεῖαplateiawideπλατεῖαadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “wide”, the subject formG4113Strong’s files this form under G4116 (πλατύς).ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πύληpulēgateπύληnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “gate”, the subject formG4439a gate.This verse uses “gate”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εὐρύχωροςeuruchōrosbroadεὐρύχωροςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “broad”, the subject formG2149broad, spacious, wide.This verse uses “broad”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸςhodosroadὁδόςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “road”, the subject formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “road”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπάγουσαapagousato lead awayἀπάγω (apagō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to lead away”, an ongoing or repeated actionG520I lead, carry, take away; met: I am led astray, seduced.This verse uses “lead”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπώλειανapōleiandestructionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “destruction”, the object formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.This verse uses “destruction”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πολλοίpolloimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.εἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰσερχόμενοιeiserchomenoigo inεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “go in”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “go in”.go inδι’dithereatδιά (dia)preposition — “thereat”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thereatαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide [is] the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide [is] the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;

World English Bible

“ Enter in by the narrow gate ; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it .

Darby Translation

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.

Douay-Rheims

Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.

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