Matthew 5:20
For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
Romans 10:2-3
For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ's faithfulness -- a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ's faithfulness.
Matthew 3:10
Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:5
And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.
Matthew 23:2-5
"The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.
Matthew 23:23-28
"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.
Mark 10:15
I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
Mark 10:25
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
Luke 11:39-40
But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 11:44
Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it!"
Luke 12:1
Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 16:14-15
The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
Luke 18:10-14
"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
Luke 18:17
I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
Luke 18:24-25
When Jesus noticed this, he said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
Luke 20:46-47
"Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
John 3:3-5
Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Romans 9:30-32
What shall we say then? -- that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
2 Corinthians 5:17
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
Revelation 21:27
but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.