<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> <P> The metaphor in this verse implies that the path of sin is an easy one to follow, and that one will do so without conscious effort not to . Davies and Allison note that the notion of vice being a far easier path than virtue is a common one to most religions . The verse seems clear that it is only a minority that will find and follow God's path . While pessimistic, this is in keeping with Jewish thought, which traditionally saw the pious as a beleaguered minority in a world of sinners . In other parts of the Gospel, such as Matthew 8: 11, Jesus does state that many are saved, so it cannot be too small a number that find the narrow gate . </P>

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