Discovery BoxMatthew 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 9:33
Context9:33 After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!”
Matthew 18:3
Context18:3 and said, “I tell you the truth, 3 unless you turn around and become like little children, 4 you will never 5 enter the kingdom of heaven!
Matthew 26:35
Context26:35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing.
1 tn Or “that of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
3 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
4 sn The point of the comparison become like little children has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit, as well as willingness to be dependent and receive from others, than any inherent humility the child might possess.
5 tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.
