Matthew

Matthew 5:20

²⁰For 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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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
unless	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
righteousness	δικαιοσύνη	dikaiosynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
exceeds	περισσεύσῃ	perisseusē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4052 I exceed, am left over
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
scribes	γραμματέων	grammateōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Pharisees	Φαρισαίων	Pharisaiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
you will never enter	εἰσέλθητε	eiselthēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείαν	basileian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heaven	οὐρανῶν	ouranōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.