Mat 5:20 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 20. Except your righteousness shall exceed ] περισσευση, Unless your righteousness abound more -unless it take in, not only the letter , but the spirit and design of the moral and ritual precept; the one directing you how to walk so as to please God; the other pointing out Christ, the great Atonement, through and by which a sinner is enabled to do so- more than that of the scribes and Pharisees , who only attend to the letter of the law, and had indeed made even that of no effect by their traditions- ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven . This fully explains the meaning of the preceding verse. The old English word is [Anglo-Saxon], right-wiseness , i.e. complete, thorough, excellent WISDOM. For a full explanation of this verse, see , &c.

‏ Matthew 5:20

Verse 20. Except your righteousness shall exceed] περισσευση, Unless your righteousness abound more-unless it take in, not only the letter, but the spirit and design of the moral and ritual precept; the one directing you how to walk so as to please God; the other pointing out Christ, the great Atonement, through and by which a sinner is enabled to do so-more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, who only attend to the letter of the law, and had indeed made even that of no effect by their traditions-ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. This fully explains the meaning of the preceding verse. The old English word is [Anglo-Saxon], right-wiseness, i.e. complete, thorough, excellent WISDOM. For a full explanation of this verse, see Lu 18:10, &c.