Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 5:20 - The Text-Critical English New Testament For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I tell you, unless your righteousness (your uprightness and your right standing with God) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. American Standard Version (1901) For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Common English Bible I say to you that unless your righteousness is greater than the righteousness of the legal experts and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Catholic Public Domain Version For I say to you, that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribes and the Pharisees you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. |
Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
And whoever receives one little child such as this in my name receives me,
Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.”
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without realizing it.”
Meanwhile, when the crowd had gathered together by the thousands, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.”
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory even more.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but the righteousness that is through faith in Christ, which comes from God on the basis of faith.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
But no unclean thing and nothing that causes an abomination or a lie will ever enter it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.