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.

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General references

Matthew 22:36

Bible References

Exceed

saying: The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat:

And the Lord said to him: Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the plate; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

In the mean time, when myriads of the people had come together, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And the Pharisees also, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

What, then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have obtained justification, even the justification which is by faith:

For I testify for them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

So, then, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

and be found in him, not having my own righteousness which was by law, but the righteousness which is by faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith,

Ye

Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees: therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

And whoever receives one such little child on my account, receives me;

Verily I say to you, Whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, shall in no way enter into it.

Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord;

And there shall not enter it any thing unclean, or that does what is detestable, or that makes a lie: but those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

General references

Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?