Parallel Verses New Living Translation "But I warn you--unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens. World English Bible For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Young's Literal Translation 'For I say to you, that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens. Matthew 5:20 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible5:20 The righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees - Described in the sequel of this discourse. Matthew 5:20 Parallel Commentaries Library The Fourth Beatitude'Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.'--MATT. v. 6. Two preliminary remarks will give us the point of view from which I desire to consider these words now. First, we have seen, in previous sermons, that these paradoxes of the Christian life which we call the Beatitudes are a linked chain, or, rather, an outgrowth from a common root. Each presupposes all the preceding. Now, of course, it is a mistake to expect uniformity in the process of building … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Fifth Beatitude The Sixth Beatitude The Seventh Beatitude Cross References Matthew 16:12 Then at last they understood that he wasn't speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don't cheat, I don't sin, and I don't commit adultery. I'm certainly not like that tax collector! Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.' 2 Corinthians 3:9 If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way, which makes us right with God! Jump to Previous Abound Assure Case Enter Entrance Exceed Exceeds Except Find Greatly Heaven Heavens Kingdom Law Pharisees Reign Righteousness Scribes Surpass Surpasses Teachers Unless Way WiseJump to Next Abound Assure Case Enter Entrance Exceed Exceeds Except Find Greatly Heaven Heavens Kingdom Law Pharisees Reign Righteousness Scribes Surpass Surpasses Teachers Unless Way WiseLinks Matthew 5:20 NIVMatthew 5:20 NLT Matthew 5:20 ESV Matthew 5:20 NASB Matthew 5:20 KJV Matthew 5:20 Bible Apps Matthew 5:20 Biblia Paralela Matthew 5:20 Chinese Bible Matthew 5:20 French Bible Matthew 5:20 German Bible Matthew 5:20 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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