Matthew 7:21

21 z“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will aenter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who bdoes the will of my Father who is in heaven.

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For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:3
and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19:23
And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Ephesians 6:6
not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

1 Peter 4:2
so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.

1 John 2:17
And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.


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