Matthew 3:2

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹ In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, ² saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand. ³ This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.

Kingdom of Heaven

O God

Messiah

Sin

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.

Matthew 6:10

let thy kingdom come: let thy will be done, as in heaven, even so upon earth:

Matthew 10:7

And going, preach, saying, That the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

Mark 1:15

and saying, That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Matthew 5:19-20

Therefore if any one may break one of the least of these commandments, and so teach the people, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of the heavens: but whosoever may do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

Luke 6:20

And He lifting up His eyes to His disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor: because the kingdom of God is yours.

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit: because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 11:11-12

Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

Matthew 11:20

Then He began to upbraid the cities in which the most mighty works of His were performed, because they did not repent.

Matthew 12:41

The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 13:11

He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:24

He put forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man sowing good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

And He submitted another parable to them, saying; The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which, a man having taken, sowed in his field;

Matthew 13:33

And he spake another parable unto them; The kingdom of the heavens is like unto the leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.

Matthew 13:44-45

The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a treasure having been hidden in a field; which a man having found, concealed; and from his joy he goes and sells all things so many as he has, and buys that field.

Matthew 13:47

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a net cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;

Matthew 13:52

And He said to them, Therefore every scribe having been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who bringeth out of his treasure things both new and old.

Matthew 18:1-4

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Then which one is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens?

Matthew 18:23

Therefore the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a kingly man, who wished to make a reckoning with his servants.

Matthew 20:1

For the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a landlord man, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Matthew 21:29-32

And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.

Matthew 22:2

The kingdom of the heavens is like a king-man, who made a marriage for his son.

Matthew 23:13

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut up the kingdom of the heavens against the people: for you do not go in, neither do you permit those coming in to enter.

Matthew 25:1

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods,

Mark 1:4

John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness the baptism of repentance unto the remission of sins.

Mark 6:12

And having gone out they preached that they must repent;

Luke 9:2

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

Luke 10:9-11

and heal the sick who are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.

Luke 11:20

but if I through the finger of God cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.

Luke 13:3

T say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you shall all likewise perish.

Luke 13:5

I say unto you, Nay: but unless you may repent, you will all likewise perish.

Luke 15:7

I say unto you that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, rather than ninety and nine just persons who have not need of repentance.

Luke 15:10

So, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Luke 16:30

But he said, No, father Abraham: but if one may go to them from the dead, they will repent.

Luke 21:31

So you also, when you see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is nigh.

Luke 24:47

and repentance unto remission of sins is to be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 3:3-5

Jesus responded and said to him, Truly, truly, I say unto thee, unless any one may be born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.

Acts 2:38

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:19

Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 11:18

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

Acts 17:30

Then indeed God winking at the times of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to repent:

Acts 20:21

witnessing both to Jews, and to Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 26:20

but first to those in Damascus, and also in Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles, I was preaching that they should repent and turn to God, doing things worthy of repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

Colossians 1:13

who delivered us from the power of darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

2 Timothy 2:25

in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, let us be carried to perfection; not again laying the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some people count slackness; but is long-suffering for your sakes, not wishing that any should perish, but all come to repentance.

Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

Revelation 2:21

And I gave her time that she might repent, and she does not wish to repent of her fornication.