'Kingdom of Heaven' in the Bible

"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

"Blessed are those who have endured persecution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

Anyone, therefore, who weakens one of the slightest of these commands, and teaches others to do so, will be ranked lowest in the Kingdom of Heaven; but anyone who observes them and teaches others to do so will be ranked high in the Kingdom of Heaven.

For I tell you that unless your uprightness is far superior to that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never even enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord! Lord!' who will get into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.

And I tell you, many will come from the east and from the west and take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven,

And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

"I tell you, among men born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has ever appeared. And yet those who are of little importance in the Kingdom of Heaven are greater than he.

But from the time of John the Baptist until now men have been taking the Kingdom of Heaven by storm and impetuously crowding into it.

He answered, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but they are not.

Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.

Another figure which he used with them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took and buried in a bushel of flour until it had all risen."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a hoard of money, buried in a field, which a man found, and buried again. And he was overjoyed, and went and sold everything he had and bought the field.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dealer in search of fine pearls.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea, and inclosed fish of all kinds.

He said to them, "Then remember that every scribe who has become a disciple of the Kingdom of Heaven must be like a householder who can supply from his storeroom new things as well as old."

I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and whatever you permit on earth will be held in heaven to be permitted."

Just at that time the disciples came up and asked Jesus, "Who is really greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.

Anyone, therefore, who is as unassuming as this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven,

For this reason the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king, who resolved to settle accounts with his slaves.

For some are incapable of marriage from their birth, and some have been made so by men, and some have made themselves so for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not try to keep them from coming to me, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as they are."

Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven!

For the Kingdom of Heaven is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king, who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

"But alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you lock the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces, for you will neither go in yourselves nor let those enter who are trying to do so.

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.