Matthew 7:13-14
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The Narrow Gate
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy,[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
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- Matthew 7:13 Other ancient authorities read for the way is wide and easy
Psalm 119:1
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The Glories of God’s Law
119 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Esdras 14:19-22
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Ezra’s Concern to Restore the Scriptures
19 Then I answered and said, “Let me speak in thy presence, Lord.[a] 20 For behold, I will go, as thou hast commanded me, and I will reprove the people who are now living; but who will warn those who will be born hereafter? For the world lies in darkness, and its inhabitants are without light. 21 For thy law has been burned, and so no one knows the things which have been done or will be done by thee. 22 If then I have found favor before thee, send the Holy Spirit into me, and I will write everything that has happened in the world from the beginning, the things which were written in thy law, that men may be able to find the path, and that those who wish to live in the last days may live.”
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- 2 Esdras 14:19 Most Latin manuscripts omit Let me speak
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