Matthew 5:20

The Sermon On The Mount: The Law And The Prophets Fulfilled

¹⁹ Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven. ²¹ You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

Certainly Not

Kingdom of Heaven

Law of Moses

Scribes and Pharisees

Teachers of the Law

With God

By No Means

Moses

No

Pharisees

Hebrews 12:14

Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

Romans 10:2-3

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

Philippians 3:9

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

Matthew 3:10

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

Matthew 7:21

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 18:5

And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

Matthew 23:2-5

The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;

Matthew 23:23-28

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

Mark 10:15

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

Mark 10:25

It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

Luke 11:39-40

And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

Luke 11:44

A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.

Luke 12:1

At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

Luke 16:14-15

And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

Luke 18:10-14

Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

Luke 18:17

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

Luke 18:24-25

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

Luke 20:46-47

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

John 3:3-5

Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.

Romans 9:30-32

What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

2 Corinthians 5:17

So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

Revelation 21:27

And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.