Matthew 3:2

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹ In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, ² and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." ³ For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

Kingdom of Heaven

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Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Matthew 6:10

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 10:7

And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Mark 1:15

and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel."

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:19-20

Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:20

He lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well.

Matthew 11:11-12

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:20

Then he began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

Matthew 12:41

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 13:11

And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:24

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

Matthew 13:31

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Matthew 13:33

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it was all leavened."

Matthew 13:44-45

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:47

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

Matthew 18:1-4

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

Matthew 18:23

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Matthew 20:1

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Matthew 21:29-32

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.

Matthew 22:2

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who arranged a marriage for his son,

Matthew 23:13

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who would enter to go in.

Matthew 25:1

"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

"For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.

Mark 1:4

John came baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 6:12

So they went out and preached that people should repent.

Luke 9:2

And he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Luke 10:9-11

Heal the sick there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

Luke 11:20

But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Luke 13:3

I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

Luke 13:5

I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."

Luke 15:7

I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Luke 15:10

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Luke 16:30

And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

Luke 21:31

So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

Luke 24:47

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Acts 2:38

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore, and turn again, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "So then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance unto life."

Acts 17:30

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

Acts 20:21

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 26:20

but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.

Colossians 1:13

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

2 Timothy 2:25

with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God will grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Revelation 2:5

Remember then from where you have fallen, repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

Revelation 2:21

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her immorality.