Matthew 5:20

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

¹⁹ "So whoever breaks one of these least commandments, and teaches others to break them, will be least in the kingdom of heaven. But he who keeps them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰  "For I assure you that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not find entrance into the kingdom of heaven. ²¹ "You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "Thou shall not commit murder, and "He who commits murder shall be liable to condemnation by the court;

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

Run swiftly after peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

Romans 10:2-3

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, only it is a zeal without knowledge.

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him; not having my own righteousness of the Law, but that alone which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which comes from God, founded upon faith.

Matthew 3:10

And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Matthew 7:21

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 18:5

"and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.

Matthew 23:2-5

"The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat;

Matthew 23:23-28

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law??ustice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.

Mark 10:15

I tell you true that unless a man receives the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not even enter it."

Mark 10:25

"My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in money to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

Luke 11:39-40

but the Lord said to him. "You Pharisee do cleanse the outside of your cup or plate, but your secret heart is full of extortion and wickedness.

Luke 11:44

"Woe unto you! for you are like the tombs which are hidden, and men walk over them unsuspecting."

Luke 12:1

Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 16:14-15

Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.

Luke 18:10-14

"Two men are going up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-gatherer.

Luke 18:17

"I tell you in solemn truth that whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never get into it."

Luke 18:24-25

Jesus looked at him and said: "How hard it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!

Luke 20:46-47

"Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

John 3:3-5

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Romans 9:30-32

What then shall we say? That Gentiles who never pursed righteousness have overtaken it, even the righteousness of faith?

2 Corinthians 5:17

So there is a new creation when any man is in Christ. The old life has passed away, behold, the new is come.

Revelation 21:27

There will not enter it anything profane, Nor any who work abominations and a lie; But only those who are written In the Lamb's Book of Life.