Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
Highways » Figurative
for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'
A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
And there hath been a highway, For the remnant of His people that is left, from Asshur, As there was for Israel in the day of his coming up out of the land of Egypt!
And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the 'way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself is by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not. No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed, And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!
A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God. Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley.
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; how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
Highways » Illustrative » (narrow,) of the way of life
how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
Life » The gate and way which leads to life
A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
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; how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
And he was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem; and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them, 'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
Right » Hand taken » Way
To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
The path for the righteous is uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.
and Jehovah thy God doth declare to us the way in which we walk, and the thing that we do.'
Righteous » Few
for many are called, and few chosen.'
how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
The Saved » Description of » Number spoken of as few
'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah -- an ark being preparing -- in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;
for many are called, and few chosen.'
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
Strait gate » The narrow path toward righteousness
'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
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; how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
Way » Evil provided » Right
To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
The path for the righteous is uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.
and Jehovah thy God doth declare to us the way in which we walk, and the thing that we do.'