Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

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

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.

Sawyer New Testament

Change your minds, 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."

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 In those days John the Baptist appeared, and kept preaching in the desert of Judea, 2 and saying, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near." 3 This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"


Cross References

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus continued to preach and say, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."

Matthew 6:10

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

Matthew 10:7

And as you go continue to preach, 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'

Mark 1:15

"The time is ripe and the kingdom of God is near; repent and believe in the good news."

Matthew 5:10

"Blessed are those who suffer persecution for being and doing right, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Matthew 5:19-20

Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:20

Then He fixed His eyes upon His disciples, and began to speak. "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spiritual things, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Matthew 6:33

But as your first duty keep on looking for His standard of doing right, and for His will, and then all these things will be yours besides.

Matthew 11:11-12

"I solemnly say to you, of all men born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has ever appeared; and yet the one who is least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:20

Then He began to censure the cities in which His many, many wonder-works had been done, because they did not repent.

Matthew 12:41

The men of Nineveh will rise with the leaders of this age at the judgment and condemn them, for they turned to the message preached by Jonah, and there is more than Jonah here!

Matthew 13:11

He answered: "It is you and not they who are granted the privilege of knowing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 13:24

He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

He told them this story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.

Matthew 13:33

He told another story: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to yeast which a woman took and worked into a bushel of flour until it all had risen."

Matthew 13:44-45

"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Matthew 13:47

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

Matthew 13:52

He said to them, "Every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who can bring out of his storeroom new furnishings as well as old."

Matthew 18:1-4

Just at that moment the disciples came up and asked Jesus, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

Matthew 18:23

So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves,

Matthew 20:1

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

Matthew 21:29-32

And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

Matthew 22:2

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king, who gave a wedding reception for his son.

Matthew 23:13

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you bolt the doors of the kingdom of heaven in men's faces, for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you let those who are trying to do so go in.

Matthew 25:1

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

Matthew 25:14

"For it is just like a man who was going on a long journey from his homeland, who called to him his slaves and turned his property over to them.

Mark 1:4

John the Baptizer appeared in the desert and was preaching a baptism conditioned on repentance to obtain the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 6:12

So they went out and preached that men should repent,

Luke 9:2

and then He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

Luke 10:9-11

to cure the sick there, and to say, 'The kingdom of God is close upon you.'

Luke 11:20

But if I by the finger of God am driving the demons out, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Luke 13:3

By no means, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.

Luke 13:5

By no means, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did."

Luke 15:7

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinful person who repents than over ninety-nine upright people who do not need any repentance.

Luke 15:10

Just so, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"

Luke 16:30

But he pleaded, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, they would repent.'

Luke 21:31

So when you see these things taking place, you must understand that the kingdom of God is near.

Luke 24:47

and that in His name repentance as the condition for the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the nations. Beginning at Jerusalem

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered him, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever see the kingdom of God, unless he is born from above."

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, "You must repent -- and, as an expression of it, let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ -- that you may have your sins forgiven; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 3:19

So now repent and turn to Him, to have your sins wiped out, that times of revival may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they had no answer to make, but gave God the glory, saying, "So God has given even the heathen the repentance that leads to life."

Acts 17:30

Though God overlooked those times of ignorance, He now commands all men everywhere to repent,

Acts 20:21

but constantly and earnestly I urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn with repentance to God and to have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20

but I began to preach first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem, and all over Judea, and then to the heathen, to repent and turn to God, and to live lives consistent with such repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For the sorrow that comes in accordance with the will of God results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets, but the sorrow the world produces results in death.

Colossians 1:13

It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dearly loved Son,

2 Timothy 2:25

With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow about His promise, in the sense in which some think of slowness, but He is really dealing patiently with you, because He is not willing for any to perish but for all to have an opportunity to repent?

Revelation 2:5

So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent and do as you did at first, or else I will surely come and move your lampstand from its place -- if you do not repent.

Revelation 2:21

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

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