Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Bible References
For ye shut
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 11:52
Alas for you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not go in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you prevented.
John 7:46
The attendants answered: Never did man speak like this man.
John 9:22
His parents said this, because they feared the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed, that if any one should confess him to be the Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Acts 4:17
But that it may spread no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, so that they speak no more to any man in this name.
Acts 5:28
saying: Did we not strictly charge you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
Acts 8:1
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 13:8
But the magician Elymas (for this is his name, when translated) withstood them, desiring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
1 Thessalonians 2:15
who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and do not please God, and are opposed to all men,
2 Timothy 3:8
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also will withstand the truth; men corrupt in mind, rejected as it respects the faith.
2 Timothy 4:15
Do you, also, beware of him, for he has greatly withstood our words.