Matthew 5:20 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。”

5:20 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过文士和法利赛人的义，绝不能进天国。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过文士和法利赛人的义，绝不能进天国。”
当代译本 - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过律法教师和法利赛人的义，你们绝不能进天国。
圣经新译本 - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过经学家和法利赛人的义，就必不能进天国。
中文标准译本 - 我告诉你们：你们的义如果不胜过经文士们和法利赛人的义，就绝不能进入天国。
现代标点和合本 - 我告诉你们：你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。
和合本（拼音版） - 我告诉你们：你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。”
New International Version - For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
New International Reader's Version - Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
English Standard Version - For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
New Living Translation - “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
Christian Standard Bible - For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
New American Standard Bible - “For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
New King James Version - For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Amplified Bible - “For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
American Standard Version - For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
King James Version - For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
New English Translation - For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
World English Bible - For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
新標點和合本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」
當代譯本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過律法教師和法利賽人的義，你們絕不能進天國。
聖經新譯本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學家和法利賽人的義，就必不能進天國。
呂振中譯本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學士和法利賽人的義，你們必定不能進天國。
中文標準譯本 - 我告訴你們：你們的義如果不勝過經文士們和法利賽人的義，就絕不能進入天國。
現代標點和合本 - 我告訴你們：你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。
文理和合譯本 - 我語汝、儻爾之義、無以尚乎士子法利賽人之義、斷不進於天國也、○
文理委辦譯本 - 我語汝、倘爾之義、無以加乎士子𠵽唎㘔人之義、斷不進於天國也、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我告爾、爾之義若非勝於經士及法利賽人之義、斷不能入天國、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 蓋吾語爾、苟爾之仁義、無以尚乎經生與法利塞人者、爾必不得進天國也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque les digo a ustedes que no van a entrar en el reino de los cielos a menos que su justicia supere a la de los fariseos y de los maestros de la ley.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 너희에게 말해 두지만 너희 생활이 율법학자들과 바리새파 사람들보다 의롭지 못하면 너희가 절대로 하늘 나라에 들어가지 못할 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдет праведности фарисеев и учителей Закона, вы не войдете в Небесное Царство. ( Лк. 12:58-59 )
Восточный перевод - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдёт праведности блюстителей Закона и учителей Таурата, вы не войдёте в Царство Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдёт праведности блюстителей Закона и учителей Таурата, вы не войдёте в Царство Аллаха.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдёт праведности блюстителей Закона и учителей Таврота, вы не войдёте в Царство Всевышнего.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je vous le dis : si vous ne vivez pas selon la justice mieux que les spécialistes de la Loi et les pharisiens, vous n’entrerez pas dans le royaume des cieux.
リビングバイブル - よく聞きなさい。パリサイ人や、ユダヤ人の指導者たちは、神のおきてを守っているのは自分たちだと言いはります。だが、彼ら以上に正しくなければ天国には入れません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τῶν Οὐρανῶν.
Nova Versão Internacional - Pois eu digo que, se a justiça de vocês não for muito superior à dos fariseus e mestres da lei, de modo nenhum entrarão no Reino dos céus.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich warne euch: Wenn ihr den Willen Gottes nicht besser erfüllt als die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer, kommt ihr ganz sicher nicht in Gottes himmlisches Reich.« ( Lukas 12,57‒59 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ta cảnh báo các con—nếu đức hạnh các con không khá hơn các thầy dạy luật và Pha-ri-si, các con sẽ không được vào Nước Trời.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะเราบอกท่านว่าหากความชอบธรรมของท่านไม่มากกว่าของพวกฟาริสีและเหล่าธรรมาจารย์แล้วท่านจะไม่ได้เข้าอาณาจักรสวรรค์อย่างแน่นอน ( ลก.12:58 , 59 )
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เราขอบอกท่านว่า ถ้าการกระทำของท่านที่เป็นไปตามความชอบธรรมไม่เหนือไปกว่าของพวกอาจารย์ฝ่ายกฎบัญญัติและฟาริสีแล้ว ท่านจะไม่มีวันเข้าสู่อาณาจักรแห่งสวรรค์ได้

交叉引用

Luke 12:1 - By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other’s toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus’ primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, “Watch yourselves carefully so you don’t get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can’t keep your true self hidden forever; before long you’ll be exposed. You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.
Luke 18:13 - “Meanwhile the tax man, slumped in the shadows, his face in his hands, not daring to look up, said, ‘God, give mercy. Forgive me, a sinner.’”
Luke 18:14 - Jesus commented, “This tax man, not the other, went home made right with God. If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face, but if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.” * * *
Luke 18:24 - Seeing his reaction, Jesus said, “Do you have any idea how difficult it is for people who have it all to enter God’s kingdom? I’d say it’s easier to thread a camel through a needle’s eye than get a rich person into God’s kingdom.”
Matthew 7:21 - “Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master, Master,’ for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, ‘Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our super-spiritual projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’
Matthew 23:23 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that’s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?
Matthew 23:25 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You buff the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony. Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.
Matthew 23:27 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You’re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright, but six feet down it’s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh. People look at you and think you’re saints, but beneath the skin you’re total frauds.
Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Matthew 23:4 - “Instead of giving you God’s Law as food and drink by which you can banquet on God, they package it in bundles of rules, loading you down like pack animals. They seem to take pleasure in watching you stagger under these loads, and wouldn’t think of lifting a finger to help. Their lives are perpetual fashion shows, embroidered prayer shawls one day and flowery prayers the next. They love to sit at the head table at church dinners, basking in the most prominent positions, preening in the radiance of public flattery, receiving honorary degrees, and getting called ‘Doctor’ and ‘Reverend.’
Luke 16:14 - When the Pharisees, a money-obsessed bunch, heard him say these things, they rolled their eyes, dismissing him as hopelessly out of touch. So Jesus spoke to them: “You are masters at making yourselves look good in front of others, but God knows what’s behind the appearance. What society sees and calls monumental, God sees through and calls monstrous. God’s Law and the Prophets climaxed in John; Now it’s all kingdom of God—the glad news and compelling invitation to every man and woman. The sky will disintegrate and the earth dissolve before a single letter of God’s Law wears out. Using the legalities of divorce as a cover for lust is adultery; Using the legalities of marriage as a cover for lust is adultery.
John 3:3 - Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
John 3:4 - “How can anyone,” said Nicodemus, “be born who has already been born and grown up? You can’t re-enter your mother’s womb and be born again. What are you saying with this ‘born-from-above’ talk?”
John 3:5 - Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom. When you look at a baby, it’s just that: a body you can look at and touch. But the person who takes shape within is formed by something you can’t see and touch—the Spirit—and becomes a living spirit.

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过文士和法利赛人的义，绝不能进天国。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过文士和法利赛人的义，绝不能进天国。”
当代译本 - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过律法教师和法利赛人的义，你们绝不能进天国。
圣经新译本 - 我告诉你们，你们的义若不胜过经学家和法利赛人的义，就必不能进天国。
中文标准译本 - 我告诉你们：你们的义如果不胜过经文士们和法利赛人的义，就绝不能进入天国。
现代标点和合本 - 我告诉你们：你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。
和合本（拼音版） - 我告诉你们：你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。”
New International Version - For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
New International Reader's Version - Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
English Standard Version - For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
New Living Translation - “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
Christian Standard Bible - For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
New American Standard Bible - “For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
New King James Version - For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Amplified Bible - “For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
American Standard Version - For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
King James Version - For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
New English Translation - For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
World English Bible - For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
新標點和合本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過文士和法利賽人的義，絕不能進天國。」
當代譯本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過律法教師和法利賽人的義，你們絕不能進天國。
聖經新譯本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學家和法利賽人的義，就必不能進天國。
呂振中譯本 - 我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝過經學士和法利賽人的義，你們必定不能進天國。
中文標準譯本 - 我告訴你們：你們的義如果不勝過經文士們和法利賽人的義，就絕不能進入天國。
現代標點和合本 - 我告訴你們：你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。
文理和合譯本 - 我語汝、儻爾之義、無以尚乎士子法利賽人之義、斷不進於天國也、○
文理委辦譯本 - 我語汝、倘爾之義、無以加乎士子𠵽唎㘔人之義、斷不進於天國也、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我告爾、爾之義若非勝於經士及法利賽人之義、斷不能入天國、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 蓋吾語爾、苟爾之仁義、無以尚乎經生與法利塞人者、爾必不得進天國也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque les digo a ustedes que no van a entrar en el reino de los cielos a menos que su justicia supere a la de los fariseos y de los maestros de la ley.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 너희에게 말해 두지만 너희 생활이 율법학자들과 바리새파 사람들보다 의롭지 못하면 너희가 절대로 하늘 나라에 들어가지 못할 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдет праведности фарисеев и учителей Закона, вы не войдете в Небесное Царство. ( Лк. 12:58-59 )
Восточный перевод - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдёт праведности блюстителей Закона и учителей Таурата, вы не войдёте в Царство Всевышнего.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдёт праведности блюстителей Закона и учителей Таурата, вы не войдёте в Царство Аллаха.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Говорю вам, что если ваша праведность не превзойдёт праведности блюстителей Закона и учителей Таврота, вы не войдёте в Царство Всевышнего.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je vous le dis : si vous ne vivez pas selon la justice mieux que les spécialistes de la Loi et les pharisiens, vous n’entrerez pas dans le royaume des cieux.
リビングバイブル - よく聞きなさい。パリサイ人や、ユダヤ人の指導者たちは、神のおきてを守っているのは自分たちだと言いはります。だが、彼ら以上に正しくなければ天国には入れません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τῶν Οὐρανῶν.
Nova Versão Internacional - Pois eu digo que, se a justiça de vocês não for muito superior à dos fariseus e mestres da lei, de modo nenhum entrarão no Reino dos céus.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich warne euch: Wenn ihr den Willen Gottes nicht besser erfüllt als die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer, kommt ihr ganz sicher nicht in Gottes himmlisches Reich.« ( Lukas 12,57‒59 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ta cảnh báo các con—nếu đức hạnh các con không khá hơn các thầy dạy luật và Pha-ri-si, các con sẽ không được vào Nước Trời.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะเราบอกท่านว่าหากความชอบธรรมของท่านไม่มากกว่าของพวกฟาริสีและเหล่าธรรมาจารย์แล้วท่านจะไม่ได้เข้าอาณาจักรสวรรค์อย่างแน่นอน ( ลก.12:58 , 59 )
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เราขอบอกท่านว่า ถ้าการกระทำของท่านที่เป็นไปตามความชอบธรรมไม่เหนือไปกว่าของพวกอาจารย์ฝ่ายกฎบัญญัติและฟาริสีแล้ว ท่านจะไม่มีวันเข้าสู่อาณาจักรแห่งสวรรค์ได้

Luke 12:1 - By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other’s toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus’ primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, “Watch yourselves carefully so you don’t get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can’t keep your true self hidden forever; before long you’ll be exposed. You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.
Luke 18:13 - “Meanwhile the tax man, slumped in the shadows, his face in his hands, not daring to look up, said, ‘God, give mercy. Forgive me, a sinner.’”
Luke 18:14 - Jesus commented, “This tax man, not the other, went home made right with God. If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face, but if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.” * * *
Luke 18:24 - Seeing his reaction, Jesus said, “Do you have any idea how difficult it is for people who have it all to enter God’s kingdom? I’d say it’s easier to thread a camel through a needle’s eye than get a rich person into God’s kingdom.”
Matthew 7:21 - “Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master, Master,’ for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, ‘Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our super-spiritual projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’
Matthew 23:23 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that’s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?
Matthew 23:25 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You buff the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony. Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.
Matthew 23:27 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You’re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright, but six feet down it’s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh. People look at you and think you’re saints, but beneath the skin you’re total frauds.
Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Matthew 23:4 - “Instead of giving you God’s Law as food and drink by which you can banquet on God, they package it in bundles of rules, loading you down like pack animals. They seem to take pleasure in watching you stagger under these loads, and wouldn’t think of lifting a finger to help. Their lives are perpetual fashion shows, embroidered prayer shawls one day and flowery prayers the next. They love to sit at the head table at church dinners, basking in the most prominent positions, preening in the radiance of public flattery, receiving honorary degrees, and getting called ‘Doctor’ and ‘Reverend.’
Luke 16:14 - When the Pharisees, a money-obsessed bunch, heard him say these things, they rolled their eyes, dismissing him as hopelessly out of touch. So Jesus spoke to them: “You are masters at making yourselves look good in front of others, but God knows what’s behind the appearance. What society sees and calls monumental, God sees through and calls monstrous. God’s Law and the Prophets climaxed in John; Now it’s all kingdom of God—the glad news and compelling invitation to every man and woman. The sky will disintegrate and the earth dissolve before a single letter of God’s Law wears out. Using the legalities of divorce as a cover for lust is adultery; Using the legalities of marriage as a cover for lust is adultery.
John 3:3 - Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
John 3:4 - “How can anyone,” said Nicodemus, “be born who has already been born and grown up? You can’t re-enter your mother’s womb and be born again. What are you saying with this ‘born-from-above’ talk?”
John 3:5 - Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom. When you look at a baby, it’s just that: a body you can look at and touch. But the person who takes shape within is formed by something you can’t see and touch—the Spirit—and becomes a living spirit.