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

"The scribes and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses;

but the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees do clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but your inner life is filled with rapacity and malice.

Meanwhile as the crowd was gathering in its thousands till they trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy,

Now the Pharisees who were fond of money heard all this, and they sneered at him.

"Two men went up to pray in the temple; one was a Pharisee and the other was a taxgatherer.

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

What are we to conclude, then? That Gentiles who never aimed at righteousness have attained righteousness, that is, righteousness by faith;

I can vouch for their zeal for God; only, it is not zeal with knowledge.

There is a new creation whenever a man comes to be in Christ; what is old is gone, the new has come.

and be found at death in him, possessing no legal righteousness of my own but the righteousness of faith in Christ, the divine righteousness that rests on faith.

Ye

The axe is lying all ready at the root of the trees; any tree that is not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord!', who will get into the Realm of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven.

and whoever receives a little child like this for my sake, receives me.

I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."

Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, no one can see God's Realm unless he is born from above."

Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;

Nothing profane, none who practises abomination or falsehood shall enter, but those alone whose names are written in the Lamb's book of Life.

General references

"Teacher," he said, "what is the greatest command in the Law?"