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, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

And the Lord said unto him, 'Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

'Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;

'Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

so that if any one is in Christ -- he is a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,

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and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'

Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

and there may not at all enter into it any thing defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, but -- those written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb.

General references

Teacher, which is the great command in the Law?'