Matthew 5:20
Context5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law 1 and the Pharisees, 2 you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:1
Context6:1 “Be 3 careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. 4 Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
Matthew 21:32
Context21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although 5 you saw this, you did not later change your minds 6 and believe him.


[5:20] 1 tn Or “that of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
[5:20] 2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
[6:1] 3 tc ‡ Several
[6:1] 4 tn Grk “before people in order to be seen by them.”
[21:32] 5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[21:32] 6 sn The word translated change your minds is the same verb used in v. 29 (there translated had a change of heart). Jesus is making an obvious comparison here, in which the religious leaders are viewed as the disobedient son.