Matthew 3:2

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹ Now in those days comes John, the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, ² saying, "Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near; ³ for this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah, the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye 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 to say, "Repent ye; for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near."

Matthew 6:10

Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth.

Matthew 10:7

And, while going, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven has come nigh.'

Mark 1:15

and saying, "The time has been fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God, has come near. Repent ye, and believe in the Gospel."

Matthew 5:10

"Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:19-20

Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Luke 6:20

And He, lifting up His eyes on His disciples, said, "Happy, ye poor; because yours is the Kingdom of God.

Matthew 5:3

"Happy are the poor in spirit; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

Matthew 11:11-12

"Verily I say to you, there has not arisen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Immerser; yet he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:20

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

Matthew 12:41

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

Matthew 13:11

And He, answering, said to them, "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:24

Another parable He set before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field;

Matthew 13:31

Another parable He set before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man, having taken, sowed in his field:

Matthew 13:33

Another parable He spake to them: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman, taking, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."

Matthew 13:44-45

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

Matthew 13:47

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net, cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;

Matthew 13:52

and He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe, having been made a disciple to the Kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old."

Matthew 18:1-4

At that time the disciples came near to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

Matthew 18:23

Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a king who wished to make a reckoning with his servants.

Matthew 20:1

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man who was a householder, who went forth early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard;

Matthew 21:29-32

And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not.

Matthew 22:2

"The Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a man?? king??ho made a marriage feast for his son.

Matthew 23:13

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for ye do not enter, neither do ye suffer those who are entering in to enter.

Matthew 25:1

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be likened to ten virgins, who, taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

"For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:

Mark 1:4

John came, who was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins.

Mark 6:12

And, going forth, they preached that men should repent.

Luke 9:2

and He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick;

Luke 10:9-11

and heal the sick therein, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

Luke 11:20

But, if I, by the finger of God, cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly.

Luke 13:3

I tell you, nay; but, unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Luke 13:5

I tell you, nay; but, unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

Luke 15:7

I say to you, that so there will be joy in Heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

Luke 15:10

So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents."

Luke 16:30

But he said, 'Nay, father Abraham; but, if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.'

Luke 21:31

So also ye, when ye see these things coming to pass, know that the Kingdom of God is near.

Luke 24:47

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

Acts 2:38

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

Acts 3:19

Repent ye, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

Acts 11:18

And, having heard these things, they were silent, and glorified God, saying, "Then, to the gentiles also God gave repentance unto life."

Acts 17:30

God, therefore, having overlooked the time of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to repent;

Acts 20:21

fully testifying, both to Jews and Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20

but I declared both to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and through all the region of Judea, and to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world works death.

Colossians 1:13

Who delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love;

2 Timothy 2:25

in meekness correcting those opposing themselves, if peradventure God should give them repentance to a full knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 6:1

Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us press 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 respecting the promise, as some account slowness; but He is long-suffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Revelation 2:5

Remember, therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; or else I am coming to you, and will remove 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 is not willing to repent of her fornication.