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For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I say (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PIA-1S H3004 λέγω legō
unless if. Conj H1437 ἐὰν ean
righteousness (usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness. N-NFS H1343 δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē
shall abound (a) to exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) to cause to abound. V-ASA-3S H4052 περισσεύσῃ perisseusē
scribes (a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally. N-GMP H1122 γραμματέων grammateōn
Pharisees, A Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called. N-GMP H5330 Φαρισαίων pharisaiōn
you shall never enter To go in, come in, enter. V-ASA-2P H1525 εἰσέλθητε eiselthēte
kingdom Kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense. N-AFS H932 βασιλείαν basileian
. . . No, not. N-GMP H3772 οὐρανῶν ouranōn

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Berean Bible For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
King James Bible For I say to you that unless unto you, That except your righteousness shall abound above that exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you ye shall never in no case enter into the kingdom of the heavens.heaven.
Hebrew Greek English For "For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall abound above surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall never will not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.heaven.
New American Standard Bible 1995 For "For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall abound above surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall never will not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.heaven.