Matthew 5:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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

²⁰ 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)

²⁰ 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

²⁰ 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

²⁰ 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.

Matthew 5:20 Cross References

Matthew 16:12

Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the leaven in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 18:5

And whoever welcomes   one child like this in my name welcomes me.

Matthew 3:10

The axe is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 7:21

‘Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven,   but only the one who does the will   of my Father in heaven.

Mark 10:15

Truly I tell you,   whoever does not receive   , the kingdom of God like a little child   will never enter it.’

Mark 10:25

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.’

Luke 11:44

‘Woe to you!   You are like unmarked graves;   the people who walk over them don’t know it.’

Luke 12:1

Meanwhile, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling  on one another. He began to say to his disciples first,  ‘Be on your guard   against the leaven   , of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 18:17

Truly I tell you,   whoever does not receive   the kingdom of God like a little child   will never enter it.’

2 Corinthians 3:9

For if the ministry that brought condemnation had glory, the ministry that brings righteousness overflows with even more glory.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;  the old has passed away, and see,  the new has  come!

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law,  but one that is through faith in Christ   #– #the righteousness from God based on faith.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness   #– #without it no one will see the Lord.

Revelation 21:27

Nothing unclean will ever enter it,  nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.