Matthew 5:20
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20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 7:21
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21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,(A) but only the one who does the will(B) of my Father in heaven.(C)
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Matthew 19:23-24
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Possessions and the Kingdom
23 Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.(A) 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”(B)
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Mark 9:47
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47 And if your eye causes you to fall away, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God(A) with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown(B) into hell,(C)
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John 3:5
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5 Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born(A) of water and the Spirit,(B) he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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