<Dd> that leads to life! Few are those who find it . </Dd> <P> For additional translations see here: Matthew 7: 14 </P> <P> As with the word destruction in the previous verse, the word life seems to clearly have eschatological meaning . In other parts of Matthew the word life is used to stand for eternal salvation . </P> <P> What is meant by restricted is somewhat in doubt . The term can be read to mean that the narrow route is overcrowded, but this contradicts the idea that only a few find it . Luz notes that it could imply that the route is a hard and difficult one to follow, as the sermon has implied the proper path is one of tribulation and suffering . Another view is that the proper way is so narrow that it is difficult to find, and requires effort and searching to find . </P>

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