20 For I say to you, Unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the Judges."
22 But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judges; and whoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton! shall be in danger of the Council; and whoever shall say, Fool! shall be in danger of hellfire.
23 Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee,
24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him; lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Truly do I say to thee, Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery."
28 But I say to you, that whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should go away into hell.
31 And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."
32 But I say to you, that whoever putteth away his wife, unless it be on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, committeth adultery.
33 Again ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths."
34 But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King;
36 nor shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
39 But I say to you, that ye resist not the evildoer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;
40 and if any one intends to sue thee at the law, and take thy coat, give up to him thy cloak also;
41 and whoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
42 Give to him that asketh of thee; and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away.
43 Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy."
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;
45 that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excelleth? Do not even the heathen the same?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Bible verses about "legalism" | Noyes
Matthew 5:20-48
2 John 1:9
9 Whoever goeth beyond, and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the teaching, he hath both the Son and the Father.
Luke 6:46
46 But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
John 14:15
15 If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments;
Matthew 23:1-4
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to his disciples,
2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses.
3 All, therefore, whatever they bid you, do and observe; but do not according to their works; for they say, and do not.
4 They bind heavy burdens, and lay them on mens shoulders, and will not themselves move them with a finger.
Matthew 23:23-28
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the dill, and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the Law, justice, and mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.
24 Blind guides! who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and the platter, but within they are full of robbery and licentiousness.
26 Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup, that its outside side also may become clean.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of dead mens bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Galatians 2:21
21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness come through the Law, then did Christ die for nought.
Romans 3:28
28 We conclude therefore, that a man is accepted as righteous through faith, without the works of the Law.
Galatians 3:10-14
10 For as many as rely on the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law, to do them."
11 But further, that through the observance of the Law no one is accepted as righteous with God is evident; for "the righteous shall live by faith."
12 And the Law hath nothing to do with faith; but [its language is], "He that hath done them shall live in them."
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, "Cursed is every one that is hanged on a beam of wood,"
14 to the end that in Christ Jesus the blessing promised to Abraham might come to the gentiles, that we through faith might receive the Spirit which was promised.
John 6:28-29
Galatians 2:16
16 but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.