Matthew 5:20
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- περισσεύωperisseúōto superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively)
- πλείωνpleíōnmore in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
- ἐὰν μήeàn mḗif not, i.e. unless
- γραμματεύςgrammateús
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosýnēequity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
- οὐ μήou mḗa double negative strengthening the denial; not at all
- ΦαρισαῖοςPharisaîosa separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
- βασιλείαbasileíaproperly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figurativ
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 10:2–3, Php 3:9, Rom 9:30–32, Luk 16:14–15, Mat 23:2–5, Jhn 3:3–5, Mat 23:23–28, 2Co 5:17