Matthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 16:12
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the yeast used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank You that I am not like the other men--swindlers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector.

Luke 18:12
I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I receive.'

2 Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

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exceed.

Matthew 23:2-5, 23-28
"The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. . . .

Luke 11:39, 40, 44
"Now then, " said the Lord, "you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. . . .

Luke 12:1
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 16:14, 15
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus. . . .

Luke 18:10-14
"Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. . . .

Luke 20:46, 47
"Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets. . . .

Romans 9:30-32
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; . . .

Romans 10:2, 3
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge. . . .

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Philippians 3:9
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

ye.

Matthew 3:10
The ax lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not 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 he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 18:5
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

Mark 10:15, 25
Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." . . .

Luke 18:17, 24, 25
Truly I tell you, if anyone does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never enter it." . . .

John 3:3-5
Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." . . .

Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all men, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Revelation 21:27
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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