Matthew 5:17-20
Living Bible
17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come—it isn’t to cancel the laws of Moses and the warnings of the prophets. No, I came to fulfill them and to make them all come true. 18 With all the earnestness I have I say: Every law in the Book will continue until its purpose is achieved.[a] 19
20 “But I warn you—unless your goodness[b] is greater than that of the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders, you can’t get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all!
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- Matthew 5:18 until its purpose is achieved, literally, “until all things be accomplished.”
- Matthew 5:20 goodness, literally, “righteousness.”
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