Matthew 3:2

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹ Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness ² and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!" ³ For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

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Matthew 4:17

From that time [on], Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near."

Daniel 2:44

And {in the day of those kings}, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will {never} be destroyed, and the kingdom will not be left for another nation, and it will bring an end to all these kingdoms, but it will stand {forever}.

Matthew 6:10

May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as [it is] in heaven.

Matthew 10:7

And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!'

Mark 1:15

and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

Matthew 5:10

Blessed [are] those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:19-20

Therefore whoever abolishes one of the least of these commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever keeps [them] and teaches [them], this person will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:20

And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples [and] said, "Blessed [are] the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.

1 Kings 8:47

and then they return their heart in the land where they have been taken captive and they return and plead to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned and we did wrong. We acted wickedly,'

Job 42:6

Therefore I despise [myself] and repent in dust and ashes."

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them, '{As I live},' {declares} the Lord Yahweh, '{Surely I have no delight} in the death of the wicked, {except} in [the] wicked returning from his way, and he lives. Turn back! Turn back from your ways, O evil [ones], for why should you die, house of Israel?'

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these [things] will be added to you.

Matthew 11:11-12

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

Matthew 11:20

Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:

Matthew 12:41

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!

Matthew 13:11

And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.

Matthew 13:24

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field.

Matthew 13:33

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took [and] put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

Matthew 13:44-45

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found [and] concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:47

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

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

Matthew 18:1-4

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

Matthew 18:23

"For this [reason] the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man--a king--who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

Matthew 20:1

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man--the master of the house--who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Matthew 21:29-32

And he answered [and] said, 'I do not want to!' But later [he] changed his mind [and] went.

Matthew 22:2

"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man--a king--who gave a wedding celebration for his son.

Matthew 23:13

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.

Matthew 25:1

"Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps [and] went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

For [it is] like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them.

Mark 1:4

John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 6:12

And they went out [and] proclaimed that [people] should repent.

Luke 9:2

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

Luke 10:9-11

and heal the sick in it, and say to them, "The kingdom of God has come near to you."

Luke 11:20

But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

Luke 13:3

No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as well!

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!"

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 people who have no need of 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 from the dead goes to them, they will repent!'

Luke 21:31

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

Luke 24:47

and repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God."

Acts 2:38

And Peter [said] to them, "Repent and be baptized, each 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

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out,

Acts 11:18

And [when they] heard these [things], they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance [leading] to life to the Gentiles also!"

Acts 17:30

Therefore [although] God has overlooked the times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Acts 20:21

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20

but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed [that they should] repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For grief according to [the will of] God brings about a repentance [leading] to salvation, not to be regretted, but worldly grief brings about death.

Colossians 1:13

who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred [us] to the kingdom of the Son {he loves},

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, [seeing] whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you, [because he] does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do {the works you did at first}. But if you do not, I am coming to you, and I will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

Revelation 2:21

And I have given her time in order to repent, and she did not want to repent from her sexual immorality.

Ezekiel 18:30-32

"Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways," {declares} the Lord Yahweh. "Repent and turn around from all of your transgression, and it will not be as a stumbling block of iniquity to you.