Matthew 5:20
For I say to you people, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven unless what you do that is right excels what the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] do that is right.
Hebrews 12:14
Actively seek to live in peace with all people. And be dedicated to God, because no one will see God without this.
Romans 10:2-3
For I can testify that they have an enthusiasm for God, but it is without [true] knowledge.
Philippians 3:9
and to be found in [fellowship with] Him, not having a righteousness of my own, acquired by observing the law of Moses, but one acquired through believing in Christ. This righteousness, which comes from God, is based on faith.
Matthew 3:10
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Matthew 7:21
"Not every person who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven; but [only] that person who does what my Father in heaven requires.
Matthew 18:5
And the person who welcomes one little child like this, in my name [i.e., because he belongs to me], welcomes me [also].
Matthew 23:2-5
saying, "The experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees teach by the authority of Moses.
Matthew 23:23-28
"It is too bad for you hypocritical experts in the law of Moses and [you] Pharisees! For you give a tenth of your mint, dill and cumin [i.e., small garden herbs used for seasoning or fragrance], and [yet] neglect the heavier responsibilities required by the law, [such as] justice, mercy and faith. You should have done these ["lighter"] things and not neglected to do the other ["heavier"] things [as well].
Mark 10:15
Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God as a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."
Mark 10:25
It is [actually] easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
Luke 11:39-40
And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees [meticulously] clean the outside of the cup and the dish [i.e., this was an allusion to their lives], but you are filled with greed for wealth and [other] evils on the inside.
Luke 11:44
"It is too bad for you! For you people are like obscure grave sites that people walk over without knowing it."
Luke 12:1
About this time, while a crowd of many thousands had assembled, [so large that] people were trampling on one another, Jesus first began telling His disciples, "Watch out for the leavening [effect] of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 16:14-15
Then the Pharisees, who loved money, heard these things and sneered at Jesus.
Luke 18:10-14
"Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One of them was a Pharisee and the other one was a tax collector.
Luke 18:17
Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."
Luke 18:24-25
Now Jesus looked at him and said, "How difficult [it is] for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
Luke 20:46-47
"Look out for the experts in the law of Moses, who like to walk [around] in long [flowing] robes and love the special greetings they receive at the open shopping markets, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the head places at dinner tables.
John 3:3-5
Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot see the kingdom of God [i.e., enter it. See verse 5], unless he is born from above [Note: The words "from above" are also used in verse 31, but in this place they could also mean "again," or "anew" and refer to the source of a person's second birth].
Romans 9:30-32
What shall we say then? [Simply this]: That the Gentiles, who did not attempt to become right with God [by how they lived] were made right with God, and this was the result of their faith [in Christ].
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if any person is in [fellowship with] Christ, he is a new person. His old ways have passed away; now his ways have become new.
Revelation 21:27
And there will never be anything [morally] unclean allowed to enter it, nor any person who practices disgusting behavior [i.e., probably such sins as sexual perversion], or [any person] who is a liar. But the only ones [allowed there] are those [whose names are] recorded in the Lamb's book of life.