Focused Passage

Matthew 5:17-20

Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness

Matthew moves from kingdom blessedness, to disciple witness, to Jesus' fulfillment of Scripture, to a righteousness that surpasses externalism by addressing the heart before God.

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17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

18For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

19So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Verse 17

Original words

{Do} notΜὴG3361AdverbthinkνομίσητεG3543Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionI have comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto abolishκαταλῦσαιG2647Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularLawνόμονG3551Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralProphetsπροφήταςG4396Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralI have not comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .οὐκG3756Adverbto abolish [them]καταλῦσαιG2647Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivebutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionto fulfill [them]πληρῶσαιG4137Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 18

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WorduntilἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302Particle-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸςG3772Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularearthγῆG1093Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularpass awayπαρέλθῃG3928Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐG3756Adverb. . .μὴG3361Adverba singleἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularjotἰῶταG2503Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularnotG2228ConjunctionaμίαG1520Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singularstroke of a penκεραίαG2762Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill disappearπαρέλθῃG3928Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularuntilἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302ParticleeverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralis accomplishedγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 19

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vvvἐὰνG1437ConjunctionSo thenοὖνG3767ConjunctionwhoeverὋςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularbreaksλύσῃG3089Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularoneμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralleastἐλαχίστωνG1646Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural - Superlativeof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine PluralcommandmentsἐντολῶνG1785Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionteachesδιδάξῃG1321Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralothersἀνθρώπουςG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralto do likewiseοὕτωςG3779Adverbwill be calledκληθήσεταιG2564Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularleastἐλάχιστοςG1646Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - SuperlativeinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralbutδ’G1161ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlepracticesποιήσῃG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionteaches [them]διδάξῃG1321Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be calledκληθήσεταιG2564Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingulargreatμέγαςG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 20

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularexceedsπερισσεύσῃG4052Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πλεῖονG4119Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative[that] of theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralscribesγραμματέωνG1122Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralyou will never enterεἰσέλθητεG1525Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .οὐG3756Adverb. . .μὴG3361Adverb. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

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