Parallel Verses

Sawyer New Testament

Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

New American Standard Bible

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

King James Version

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Holman Bible

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

International Standard Version

"Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

A Conservative Version

Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.

American Standard Version

Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Amplified

Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

An Understandable Version

"You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here."

Anderson New Testament

and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Bible in Basic English

Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

Common New Testament

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Daniel Mace New Testament

and saying, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of the Messiah draws nigh."

Darby Translation

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

Godbey New Testament

saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

Goodspeed New Testament

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

John Wesley New Testament

And saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Julia Smith Translation

And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.

King James 2000

And saying, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Lexham Expanded Bible

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!"

Modern King James verseion

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

saying, "Repent: the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Moffatt New Testament

"Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

Montgomery New Testament

"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

NET Bible

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

New Heart English Bible

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."

Noyes New Testament

saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

The Emphasized Bible

saying, Repent ye, - for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

Webster

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Weymouth New Testament

"Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

Williams New Testament

and saying, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."

World English Bible

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"

Worrell New Testament

saying, "Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near;

Worsley New Testament

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand:

Youngs Literal Translation

and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

Repent ye
μετανοέω 
metanoeo 
Usage: 13

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the kingdom
βασιλεία 
Basileia 
Usage: 54

of heaven
οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 3:2

Devotionals containing Matthew 3:2

Images Matthew 3:2

Prayers for Matthew 3:2

Context Readings

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

1 AND in those days came John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2 Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Cross References

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Change your minds; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 6:10

thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth;

Matthew 10:7

and as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Mark 1:15

saying, The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is at hand; change your minds and believe in the good news.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:19-20

Whoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:20

And he lifted up his eyes upon 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 righteousness and his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.

Matthew 11:11-12

I tell you truly, there has not arisen among those born of woman a greater than John the Baptist; but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:20

Then he began to rebuke those cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they changed not their minds.

Matthew 12:41

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 13:11

And he answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given;

Matthew 13:24

And he delivered them another parable, saying; The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field;

Matthew 13:31

He delivered them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field,

Matthew 13:33

He spoke another parable to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three sata [33 quarts] of flour, till the whole was leavened.

Matthew 13:44-45

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found, and concealed, and went away with joy, and sold all that he had and bought that field.

Matthew 13:47

Again; the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, and collecting [fish] of every kind,

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, Every scribe therefore that is instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who casts out of his treasury things new and 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

On this account, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle with his servants.

Matthew 20:1

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

Matthew 21:29-32

But he answered and said, I will not; but afterwards he repented, and went.

Matthew 22:2

The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son.

Matthew 23:13

But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in.

Matthew 25:1

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

Matthew 25:14

For, as a man going abroad called his servants, and delivered to them his estates;

Mark 1:4

John baptized in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 6:12

And going out, they preached that [men] should change their minds,

Luke 9:2

and sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to cure the sick.

Luke 10:9-11

and cure the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh to you.

Luke 11:20

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

Luke 13:3

I tell you, No; but unless you change your minds you shall all in like manner be destroyed.

Luke 13:5

I tell you, No; but unless you change your minds you shall all in like manner be destroyed.

Luke 15:7

So, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that changes his mind, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need a change of mind.

Luke 15:10

So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.

Luke 16:30

But he said, No, father Abraham, but if one went to them from the dead they would change their minds.

Luke 21:31

so, also, when you see all these things occur, know that the kingdom of God is nigh.

Luke 24:47

and that a change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered and said to him, I tell you most truly, unless one has been born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Acts 2:38

And Peter said to them, Change your minds, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:19

Change your minds, therefore, and turn yourselves, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 11:18

And hearing these things they were silent, and glorified God, saying, Then to the gentiles also has God indeed given the change of mind to life.

Acts 17:30

Overlooking therefore the times of ignorance, God now commands all men everywhere to change their minds,

Acts 20:21

testifying both to Jews and Greeks the change of mind to God, and the faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20

but preached first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and in all the country of Judea, and to the gentiles, that they should change their minds and turn to God, performing works worthy of a change of mind.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces a change of mind to salvation not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

Colossians 1:13

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

2 Timothy 2:25

in meekness correcting the adversaries, that God may give them a change of mind to a knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

Wherefore leaving the account of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of a change of mind from dead works, and of faith in God,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in respect to his promise, as some men account slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to a change of mind.

Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and change your minds, and do the first works, otherwise I will come to you and remove your candlestick from its place, unless you change your minds.

Revelation 2:21

And I gave her time to change her mind, and she will not change her mind from her fornication.

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