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12 “Do for others what you want them to do for you. This is the teaching of the laws of Moses in a nutshell.[a]

13 “Heaven can be entered only through the narrow gate! The highway to hell[b] is broad, and its gate is wide enough for all the multitudes who choose its easy way. 14 But the Gateway to Life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:12 This is the teaching of the laws of Moses in a nutshell, literally, “This is the law and the prophets.”
  2. Matthew 7:13 The highway to hell, literally, “The way that leads to destruction.”

12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,(A) for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.(B)

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13 “Enter through the narrow gate.(C) 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.

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