Matthew 5:20

20I sayλέγωforγὰρto youὑμῖνthatὅτιifἐὰνnotμὴshall aboundπερισσεύσῃyourὑμῶνἡrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηabove [that]πλεῖονof theτῶνscribesγραμματέωνandκαὶPhariseesΦαρισαίων,noοὐnotμὴshall you enterεἰσέλθητεintoεἰςtheτὴνkingdomβασιλείανof theτῶνheavensοὐρανῶν.

For I say to you⁺ that unless your⁺ righteousness should abound more than [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you⁺ shall certainly not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Vocab difficulty

7.6

Rare words

  • περισσεύσῃ

    περισσεύω

    I exceed, am left over