13-14. Go in through the narrow gate. The key thought of the entire lesson is the Kingdom of heaven and its requirements. "Go in" means into the Kingdom of heaven. Nearly every town in Palestine was enclosed by walls and entered through gates. The main gates were wide, with double doors, closed and locked and secured with an iron bar. The "narrow gate" was a small door in the main gate, only opened to those who knocked. It was symbolic of restricted entry. The reason few people find it, is that it requires a conscious effort to enter this way, and many take the "easy road."

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