Matthew 5:20

Unless one's righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, one cannot enter the kingdom. It demands a righteousness deeper than mere external observance.

Cross-references · 22

• Rom 10:2–3For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
• Phil 3:9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
• Rom 9:30–32What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
• Luke 16:14–15The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
• Matt 23:2–5saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.
• John 3:3–5Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
• Matt 23:23–28“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
• Heb 12:14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
• 2 Cor 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
• Matt 7:21Not 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.
• Rev 21:27There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• Luke 11:39–40The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
• Luke 20:46–47“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
• Matt 3:10“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
• Mark 10:15Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
• Mark 10:25It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
• Matt 18:5Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
• Luke 18:17Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
• Luke 11:44Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don’t know it.”
• Luke 18:24–25Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
• Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Luke 18:10–14“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

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