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And so the entrances of this world were made narrow and sorrowful and toilsome; they are few and evil, full of dangers and involved in great hardships.
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I said, "He cannot, lord." And he said to me, "So also is Israel's portion.
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For I made the world for their sake, and when Adam transgressed my statutes, what had been made was judged.
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And so the entrances of this world were made narrow and sorrowful and toilsome; they are few and evil, full of dangers and involved in great hardships.
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But the entrances of the greater world are broad and safe, and really yield the fruit of immortality.
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Therefore unless the living pass through the difficult and vain experiences, they can never receive those things that have been reserved for them.
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