'Kingdom of God' in the Bible

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

That is why I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce fruit for it.

Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom of God.

He said, "The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!"

He told them, "The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables

He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.

He was also saying, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It's better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

Then Jesus looked around and told his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

It's easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

When Jesus saw how wisely the man answered, he told him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one dared to ask him another question.

I tell all of you with certainty, I'll never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

But he told them, "I have to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God in other cities, because I was sent to do that also."

Then Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "How blessed are you who are destitute, because the kingdom of God is yours!

I tell you, no one has ever been born who is greater than John. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

So he said, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are given in parables, so that "they might look but not see, and they might listen but not understand.'"

Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

But the crowds found out about this and followed him. He welcomed them and began to speak to them about the kingdom of God and to heal those who needed healing.

I tell you with certainty, some people who are standing here won't experience death until they see the kingdom of God."

But he told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Jesus told him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

heal the sick that are there, and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near you!'

"We're wiping off your town's dust that clings to our feet in protest against you! But realize this: the kingdom of God is near!'

But if I drive out demons by the power of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

So Jesus went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to?

Again he said, "To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

People will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God.

Now one of those eating with him heard this and told him, "How blessed is the person who will eat in the kingdom of God!"

"The Law and the Prophets remained until John. Since then, the good news about the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone entering it is under attack.

Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come. He answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with a visible display.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never get into it at all."

So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he said, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!

Indeed, it's easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God

As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and because the people thought that the kingdom of God would appear immediately.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the kingdom of God is near.

because I tell all of you, I will never eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in the kingdom of God."

because I tell you, from now on I will never drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

he had not voted for their plan and action from the Jewish town of Arimathea; and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.

Jesus replied to him, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Jesus answered, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God.

But when Philip proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and about the name of Jesus the Messiah, men and women believed and were baptized.

strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships," they said, "to get into the kingdom of God."

He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.

From morning until evening, he continued to explain the kingdom of God to them, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.

He continued to preach about the kingdom of God and to teach boldly and freely about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

for the kingdom of God isn't just talk, but also power.

You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don't you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,

thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Brothers, this is what I mean: Mortal bodies cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what decays cannot inherit what does not decay.

envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that. I am telling you now, as I have told you in the past, that people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Jesus, who is called Justus, also greets you. These are the only ones of the circumcision who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God. They have been an encouragement to me.