Matthew 5:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 5:20 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 5:2023 words

GreekMeaning

λέγωlegō

I sayverbG3004

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

ὅτιhoti

thatwordG3754

ἐὰνean

onlywordG1437

μὴmē

unlessadverbG3361

περισσεύσῃperisseusē

shall aboundverbG4052

ὑμῶνhymōn

yourpronounG4771

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

δικαιοσύνηdikaiosynē

righteousnessnounG1343

πλεῖονpleion

above thatadjectiveG4183

τῶνtōn

of thearticleG3588

γραμματέωνgrammateōn

scribesnounG1122

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn

PhariseesnounG5330

οὐou

certainlyadverbG3756

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

εἰσέλθητεeiselthēte

shall you enterverbG1525

εἰςeis

intoprepositionG1519

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

βασιλείανbasileian

kingdomnounG932

τῶνtōn

of thearticleG3588

οὐρανῶνouranōn

heavensnounG3772

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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