Matthew 5:20 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Matthew 5:20 - “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.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“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.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“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!

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

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.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

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

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“For I say^G3004 to you that unless^G1437^G3361 your righteousness^G1343 far^G4183 surpasses^G4052 that of the scribes^G1122 and Pharisees^G5330, you will not enter^G1525 the kingdom^G932 of heaven^G3772.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“For I say^G3004 to you that unless^G1437^G3361 your righteousness^G1343 surpasses^G4052 that of the scribes^G1122 and Pharisees^G5330, you will not enter^G1525 the kingdom^G932 of heaven^G3772.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

'For I say to you, that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

For I say to 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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Sofrim and Perushim, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

dico enim vobis quia nisi abundaverit iustitia vestra plus quam scribarum et Pharisaeorum non intrabitis in regnum caelorum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنْ لَمْ يَزِدْ صَلاحُكُمْ عَلَى صَلاحِ الْكَتَبَةِ والْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ، فَلَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَبَداً.

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ἡ δικαιοσύνη ὑμῶν πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَزِدْ بِرُّكُمْ عَلَى الْكَتَبَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ لَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ السَّماوَاتِ.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Porque os digo, que si vuestra justicia no fuere mayor que la de los escribas y de los Fariseos, no entraréis en el reino de los cielos.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Porque os digo que si vuestra justicia no fuere mayor que la de los escribas y fariseos, no entraréis en el reino de los cielos.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

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。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Porque os digo que a menos que vuestra justicia sea mayor que la de los escribas y de los fariseos, jamás entraréis en el reino de los cielos.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

내가 너희에게 이르노니 너희 의가 서기관과 바리새인보다 더 낫지 못하면 결단코 천국에 들어가지 못하리라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Car, je vous le dis, si votre justice ne surpasse celle des scribes et des pharisiens, vous n'entrerez point dans le royaume des cieux.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Denn ich sage euch: Es sei denn eure Gerechtigkeit besser als der Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer, so werdet ihr nicht in das Himmelreich kommen.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Ибо, говорю вам, если праведность ваша не превзойдет праведности книжников и фарисеев, то вы не войдете в Царство Небесное.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Porque os digo, que si vuestra justicia (rectitud) no fuere mayor que la de los escribas y de los fariseos, no entraréis en el Reino de los cielos.

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