Mat 5:20, 19:23, Luk 13:24, Joh 3:5, Act 14:22, 2Pe 1:11 | ESV | STEP | For I tell you , unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees , you will never enter the kingdom of heaven .

j John 15:20; 16:33; 1 Thess. 3:3; 2 Tim. 3:12; [ch. 9:16; Mark 10:30; Luke 22:28, 29; Rom. 8:17; Phil. 1:20; 2 Thess. 1:5; 2 Tim. 2:12; 1 Pet. 5:10; Rev. 1:9]

k Col. 1:13; [Acts 14:22]

Matthew 5:20

20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds ^athat of the scribes and Pharisees, you ^bwill never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19:23

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, ^conly with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 13:24

24 ^d“Strive ^eto enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

John 3:5

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born ^fof water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 14:22

22 ^gstrengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them ^hto continue in ⁱthe faith, and saying that ^jthrough many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

2 Peter 1:11

11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you ^kan entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.