Matthew 5:20

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Summary

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Exceed

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General references

Matthew 22:36

Bible References

Exceed

"The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat;

but the Lord said to him. "You Pharisee do cleanse the outside of your cup or plate, but your secret heart is full of extortion and wickedness.

Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.

Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.

"Two men are going up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-gatherer.

"Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

What then shall we say? That Gentiles who never pursed righteousness have overtaken it, even the righteousness of faith?

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, only it is a zeal without knowledge.

So there is a new creation when any man is in Christ. The old life has passed away, behold, the new is come.

and be found in him; not having my own righteousness of the Law, but that alone which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which comes from God, founded upon faith.

Ye

And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

"and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.

I tell you true that unless a man receives the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not even enter it."

"I tell you in solemn truth that whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never get into it."

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Run swiftly after peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

There will not enter it anything profane, Nor any who work abominations and a lie; But only those who are written In the Lamb's Book of Life.

General references

"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?"