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No one who wishes to enter that sea, whether to visit it or control it, can reach its broad expanse of water without passing through the narrow entrance.
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Or take another example: Picture a city built on a plain. The city is full of all kinds of good things,
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but the entrance to it is narrow and steep, with fire on one side and deep water on the other.
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The one path between the fire and the water is so narrow that only one person at a time may walk on it.
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If anyone inherits this city, he cannot take possession of his inheritance without passing through this dangerous entrance."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.