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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.
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True and False Disciples
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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“Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
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And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
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Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
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Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
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The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
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Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
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Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
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strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
