Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。”

我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过文士和法利赛人的义，绝不能进天国。”

我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过文士和法利赛人的义，绝不能进天国。”

我告诉你们，除非你们的义胜过律法教师和法利赛人的义，否则断不能进天国。

我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过经学家和法利赛人的义，就必不能进天国。

我告诉你们：你们的义如果不胜过经文士们和法利赛人的义，就绝不能进入天国。

我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。」

我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」

我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」

我告訴你們，除非你們的義勝過律法教師和法利賽人的義，否則斷不能進天國。

我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學家和法利賽人的義，就必不能進天國。

我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學士和法利賽人的義，你們必定不能進天國。

我告訴你們：你們的義如果不勝過經文士們和法利賽人的義，就絕不能進入天國。

我語汝、儻爾之義、無以尚乎士子法利賽人之義、斷不進於天國也、○

我語汝、倘爾之義、無以加乎士子𠵽唎㘔人之義、斷不進於天國也、○

我告爾、爾之義若非勝於經士及法利賽人之義、斷不能入天國、○

蓋吾語爾、苟爾之仁義、無以尚乎經生與法利塞人者、爾必不得進天國也。

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

“ 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!

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

“ For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

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.

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

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.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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.

I can tell you for certain that they really want to serve God. But how they are trying to do it is not based on knowledge.They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.

I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith.

What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.

Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”“ How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked.“ They can’t go back inside their mother! They can’t be born a second time!”Jesus answered,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can enter God’s kingdom unless they are born with water and the Holy Spirit.

“ The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat,” he said.“ So you must be careful to do everything they say. But don’t do what they do. They don’t practice what they preach.They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry. Then they put them on other people’s shoulders. But they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.“ Everything they do is done for others to see. On their foreheads and arms they wear little boxes that hold Scripture verses. They make the boxes very wide. And they make the tassels on their coats very long.

The Pharisees loved money. They heard all that Jesus said and made fun of him.Jesus said to them,“ You try to make yourselves look good in the eyes of other people. But God knows your hearts. What people think is worth a lot is hated by God.

Try your best to live in peace with everyone. Try hard to be holy. Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

When anyone lives in Christ, the new creation has come. The old is gone! The new is here!

The ax is ready to cut the roots of the trees. All the trees that don’t produce good fruit will be cut down. They will be thrown into the fire.

“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You give God a tenth of your spices, like mint, dill and cumin. But you have not practiced the more important things of the law, which are fairness, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.You blind guides! You remove the smallest insect from your food. But you swallow a whole camel!“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You clean the outside of a cup and dish. But on the inside you are full of greed. You only want to satisfy yourselves.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish. Then the outside will also be clean.“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You are like tombs that are painted white. They look beautiful on the outside. But on the inside they are full of the bones of the dead. They are also full of other things that are not pure and‘ clean.’It is the same with you. On the outside you seem to be doing what is right. But on the inside you are full of what is wrong. You pretend to be what you are not.

“ Not everyone who says to me,‘ Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter.

Jesus looked at him. Then he said,“ How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!Is it hard for a camel to go through the eye of a needle? It is even harder for someone who is rich to enter God’s kingdom!”

What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”

Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.

“ How terrible for you! You are like graves that are not marked. People walk over them without knowing it.”

“ Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in long robes. They love to be greeted with respect in the market. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues. They also love to have the places of honor at banquets.They take over the houses of widows. They say long prayers to show off. God will punish these men very much.”

He said to them,“ Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed.‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said.‘ I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.’“ But the tax collector stood farther away than the Pharisee. He would not even look up to heaven. He brought his hand to his heart and prayed. He said,‘ God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.’“ I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

During that time a crowd of many thousands had gathered. There were so many people that they were stepping on one another. Jesus spoke first to his disciples.“ Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees,” he said.“ They just pretend to be godly.

Then the Lord spoke to him.“ You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish,” he said.“ But inside you are full of greed and evil.You foolish people! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside also?

Is it hard for a camel to go through the eye of a needle? It is even harder for someone who is rich to enter God’s kingdom!”

What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”

Anyone who welcomes a little child like this one in my name welcomes me.