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">3004</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3004">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">λέγω<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/lego__3004.htm" title="legō: I say.">legō</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I say</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-PIA-1S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὑμῖν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/umin_4771.htm" title="hymin: to ye.">hymin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to you,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural">PPro-D2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">3754</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3754">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὅτι<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/oti_3754.htm" title="hoti: That.">hoti</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">1437</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1437">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐὰν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ean_1437.htm" title="ean: if-possibly.">ean</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">if</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">3361</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3361">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μὴ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/me__3361.htm" title="mē: not.">mē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4052.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4052: From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel.">4052</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4052.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4052">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">περισσεύσῃ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/perisseuse__4052.htm" title="perisseusē: shall abound.">perisseusē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">shall abound</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-ASA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὑμῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/umo_n_4771.htm" title="hymōn: of ye.">hymōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">your</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural">PPro-G2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἡ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e__3588.htm" title="hē: the.">hē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Feminine Singular">Art-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1343.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification.">1343</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1343.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1343">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">δικαιοσύνη<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/dikaiosune__1343.htm" title="dikaiosynē: righteousness.">dikaiosynē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">righteousness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4119.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.">4119</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4119.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4119">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πλεῖον<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pleion_4119.htm" title="pleion: above [that].">pleion</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">above [that]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative">Adj-ANS-C</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_n_3588.htm" title="tōn: of the.">tōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Plural">Art-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1122.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary.">1122</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1122.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1122">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γραμματέων<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/grammateo_n_1122.htm" title="grammateōn: scribes.">grammateōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">scribes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: and.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5330.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.">5330</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5330.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5330">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Φαρισαίων,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pharisaio_n_5330.htm" title="Pharisaiōn: Pharisees.">Pharisaiōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Pharisees,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">3756</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3756">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὐ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ou_3756.htm" title="ou: no.">ou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">no</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">3361</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3361">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μὴ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/me__3361.htm" title="mē: not.">mē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">1525</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1525">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εἰσέλθητε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/eiselthe_te_1525.htm" title="eiselthēte: shall ye enter.">eiselthēte</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">shall you enter</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-ASA-2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">1519</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1519">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εἰς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/eis_1519.htm" title="eis: into-unto.">eis</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">into</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὴν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_n_3588.htm" title="tēn: the.">tēn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Singular">Art-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/932.htm" title="Strong's Greek 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">932</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">βασιλείαν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/basileian_932.htm" title="basileian: kingdom.">basileian</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">kingdom</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_n_3588.htm" title="tōn: of.">tōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Plural">Art-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">3772</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3772">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὐρανῶν.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ourano_n_3772.htm" title="ouranōn: heavens.">ouranōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">heavens.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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class="versiontext"><a href="/whdc/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ἡ δικαιοσύνη ὑμῶν πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν. </span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ἡ δικαιοσύνη ὑμῶν πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ἡ δικαιοσύνη ὑμῶν πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:20 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ἡ δικαιοσύνη ὑμῶν πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5:20 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/matthew/5.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/matthew/5.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3004.htm" title="legō: I say -- 3004: to say -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - First Person Singular">λέγω</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: For -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5213.htm" title="umin: to you -- 5213: you -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Plural">ὑμῖν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3754.htm" title="oti: That -- 3754: that, because -- Conjunction">ὅτι</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1437.htm" title="ean: unless -- 1437: if -- Conditional">ἐὰν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3361.htm" title="mē: not -- 3361: not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) -- Particle - Negative">μὴ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4052.htm" title="perisseusē: surpasses -- 4052: to be over and above, to abound -- Verb - Aorist Active Subjunctive - Third Person Singular">περισσεύσῃ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="umōn: of you -- 5216: you -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Plural">ὑμῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ē: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Feminine">ἡ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1343.htm" title="dikaiosunē: righteousness -- 1343: righteousness, justice -- Noun - Nominative Singular Feminine">δικαιοσύνη</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4119.htm" title="pleion: more than -- 4119: more excellent, very great, many -- Adjective - Accusative Singular Neuter">πλεῖον</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tōn: of -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Plural Masculine">τῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1122.htm" title="grammateōn: scribes -- 1122: a writer, scribe -- Noun - Genitive Plural Masculine">γραμματέων</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: and -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5330.htm" title="pharisaiōn: Pharisees -- 5330: a Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious sect -- Noun - Genitive Plural Masculine">Φαρισαίων</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3756.htm" title="ou: no -- 3756: not, no -- Particle - Negative">οὐ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3361.htm" title="mē: not -- 3361: not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) -- Particle - Negative">μὴ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1525.htm" title="eiselthēte: you will enter -- 1525: to go in (to), enter -- Verb - Aorist Active Subjunctive - Second Person Plural">εἰσέλθητε</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1519.htm" title="eis: into -- 1519: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, fig. purpose, result) -- Preposition">εἰς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tēn: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Singular Feminine">τὴν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/932.htm" title="basileian: kingdom -- 932: kingdom, sovereignty, royal power -- Noun - Accusative Singular Feminine">βασιλείαν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tōn: of -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Plural Masculine">τῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3772.htm" title="ouranōn: heaven -- 3772: heaven -- Noun - Genitive Plural Masculine">οὐρανῶν.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/5.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">For</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3004.htm" title="lego (leg'-o) -- ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter">I say</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5213.htm" title="humin (hoo-min') -- ye, you, your(-selves)">unto you</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3754.htm" title="hoti (hot'-ee) -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why">That</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3362.htm" title="ean me (eh-an' may) -- X before, but, except, if, no, (if, + whosoever) not">except</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="humon (hoo-mone') -- ye, you, your (own, -selves)">your</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1343.htm" title="dikaiosune (dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay) -- righteousness">righteousness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4052.htm" title="perisseuo (per-is-syoo'-o) -- (make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better ">shall exceed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4119.htm" title="pleion (pli-own) -- X above, + exceed, more excellent, further, (very) great(-er), long(-er), (very) many ">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1122.htm" title="grammateus (gram-mat-yooce') -- scribe, town-clerk">the righteousness of the scribes</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">and</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5330.htm" title="Pharisaios (far-is-ah'-yos) -- Pharisee">Pharisees</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3364.htm" title="ou me (oo may) -- any more, at all, by any (no) means, neither, never, no (at all), in no case (wise), nor ever ">ye shall in no case</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1525.htm" title="eiserchomai (ice-er'-khom-ahee) -- X arise, come (in, into), enter in(-to), go in (through)">enter</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1519.htm" title="eis (ice) -- (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning ">into</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/932.htm" title="basileia (bas-il-i'-ah) -- kingdom, + reign">the kingdom</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3772.htm" title="ouranos (oo-ran-os') -- air, heaven(-ly), sky">of heaven</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">כי אני אמר לכם אם לא תרבה צדקתכם מצדקת הסופרים והפרושים לא תבאו אל מלכות השמים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5:20 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܠܐ ܬܐܬܪ ܟܐܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܤܦܪܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/5-20.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed <i>the righteousness</i> of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">exceed.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/23-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 23:2-5,23-28</span> Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 11:39,40,44</span> And the Lord said to him, Now do you Pharisees make clean the outside …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/12-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 12:1</span> In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/16-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 16:14,15</span> And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/18-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 18:10-14</span> Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/20-46.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 20:46,47</span> Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/9-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 9:30-32</span> What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/10-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 10:2,3</span> For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 5:17</span> Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/philippians/3-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Philippians 3:9</span> And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of …</a></p><p class="hdg">ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 3:10</span> And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 7:21</span> Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/18-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 18:5</span> And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name receives me.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/10-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 10:15,25</span> Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/18-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 18:17,24,25</span> Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/3-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 3:3-5</span> Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hebrews 12:14</span> Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/21-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 21:27</span> And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/5-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 5:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 5:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/5-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 5:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 5:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>