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

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

And the Lord said unto him, Now do you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

In the meantime, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so much that they tread one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

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

Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief places at feasts;

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

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

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Ye

And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Not every one that says unto 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 shall receive one such little child in my name receives me.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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

And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

General references

Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?