Matthew 5:20 · WEB
“For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.”
— Matthew 5:20
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
wisdom
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
righteousnessstandards
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