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Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: The World English Bible translates the passage as: Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
Even here He teaches that it is light and pleasant; for here is a way and a gate as that other, which is called the wide and broad, has also a way and a gate. Of these nothing is to remain; but all pass away. But to pass through toil and sweat, and to arrive at a good end, namely life, is sufficient solace to those who undergo these struggles.
A common meaning of the phrase is that wrongdoings or evil actions are often undertaken with good intentions; or that good intentions, when acted upon, may have bad consequences. [1]
"The fifth month, on seventh day": or the 7th of Av, was the start of the destruction of Jerusalem. According to the Talmud , [ 20 ] the actual destruction of the First Temple built by King Solomon began on the Ninth of Av ( Tisha B'Av ) , and it continued to burn throughout the Tenth of Av ( Jeremiah 52:12 ). [ 21 ]
A small party climbed onto the roof of a building next to the gate to the inner courtyard of the fortress and broke the chains on the drawbridge, crushing one vainqueur as it fell. Soldiers of the garrison called to the people to withdraw, but amid the noise and confusion these shouts were misinterpreted as encouragement to enter. [2]
Two wildfire experts argue that the L.A. destruction didn't have to be as bad as it was. The question isn't whether we can live with fire but how we can live with fire, they say.
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a request from Barbara Lorber, the owner of 66 Perry St., to install a gate blocking the steps leading up to the ...
A receipt for reconstruction work on the Enlil Gate demonstrates that there was a forced entry into Babylon. Tolini proposes that a portion of the Persian army, under the command of General Ugbaru , penetrated the Enlil Gate on the West side of the Euphrates, then crossed the river to take the eastern districts of Babylon.