63 occurrences

'Kingdom of God' in the Bible

Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfInferiorityChrist Telling The TruthGreatness Of DisciplesGreatness Of JohnWhat Value Is Man?Woman's Place

"For there are eunuchs who have been such from birth; others who have been made such by men; and others who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of God. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."

Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimdisabilitiesSexualityBachelorsThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationMan's FunctionFrom The WombPeople Of The KingdomJesus BirthGay MarriageSame Sex MarriageBeing SingleStruggles In Relationship

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

Verse ConceptsGospel, Descriptions OfPrisonersChrist Preaching

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Verse ConceptsFour Thousand

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfCommitment, to Jesus ChristSurrenderingLove, Abuse OfLossRestitutionGain Through LossKeeping Oneself AliveSuffering For The GospelLosing One's Life

For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life [in God’s kingdom]?

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Attitudes ToValuesLiving Souls

If your foot causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell,

Verse ConceptsFeetLamenessGehennaInjury To FeetEntering LifeCausing Others To StumbleCare Of FeetTwo Of Body Parts

47 If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell,

Verse Conceptsworms

exactly as they were handed down to us by those [with personal experience] who from the beginning [of Christ’s ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word [that is, of the teaching concerning salvation through faith in Christ],

Verse ConceptsBeginning Of SalvationSpectatorsFrom The Beginning

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas [his son-in-law], the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In NtRankSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfLiving In The Wilderness

Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this habitually and you will live.”

Verse ConceptsWorks Of The Law

for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in the present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Verse ConceptsAge To Comeeternal life, nature ofGrowth In GraceThe Future AgeEntering LifeThe FutureThe WorldAgeeternity

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

Verse ConceptsSuddenly

who had not consented to their decision and deed. He came from of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptsChristmas Treeassertiveness

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfWaiting

And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsGrowthProgressChurch, IncreasingAdditionsGrowth In ProclamationMany In The ChurchObeying The GospelThose Who Had FaithUnnamed PriestsSpreading The Gospelgroupspriests

[Philip said to him, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]

Verse ConceptsFaith, As Basis Of SalvationWitnessing, Importance OfEarnestnessConfessing ChristSaving FaithThose Who Believed In Christ

Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had received and accepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ].

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, Of The GospelThe Gentiles ConversionForeigners Saved By FaithThe Apostles In Action

So then [since they were unaware of these developments] those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with [the stoning of] Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, without telling the message [of salvation through Christ] to anyone except Jews.

Verse Conceptsdispersion, theJews, TheMission, Of The ChurchTravelAntioch in SyriaThe Church ScatteredSalvation For IsraelThe Gospel To Jew And GentilePersecution

But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingGrowth In ProclamationMany In The ChurchGod Multipling PeopleSpreading The Gospel

When Barnabas and Saul arrived at Salamis, they began to preach the word of God [proclaiming the message of eternal salvation through faith in Christ] in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John [Mark] as their assistant.

Verse ConceptsCongregation

who was [closely associated] with the proconsul [of the province], Sergius Paulus, an intelligent and sensible man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDerision

On the next Sabbath almost the entire city gathered together to hear the word of the Lord [about salvation through faith in Christ].

Verse ConceptsAudiencesHearing God's WordAll PeopleOn The SabbathWorshiping Togethergathering

When they had spoken the word [of salvation through faith in Christ] in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

Arriving there, they gathered the church together and began to report [in great detail] everything that God had done with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah and Savior].

Verse ConceptsAccess To God, The Characteristics OfFaith, Origins OfAssemblyevangelism, motivation forDoorsGod, Unity OfChurch GatheringsForeigners Saved By FaithGod's Deed RevealedFaith Kjv

After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelists, ministry ofHeraldLipsDissensionDisputesMissionary ExamplesThe Gentiles ConversionPreaching Gospel To ForeignersForeigners Saved By FaithChosen DisciplesSpeaking With The Mouth

And they spoke the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] to him and to all who were in his house.

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineRelatives Also Involved

But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] had also been preached by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds.

Verse ConceptsGospel, Responses ToPreaching, Effects OfInciting To EvilSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfUnbelief, As Response To GodIsrael Hardened

So he settled there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

Verse ConceptsTeachersPreaching, Content OfChristian TeachersOne YearTeaching In The ChurchTeaching Wisdomsisterhoodevangelising

This continued for two years, so that all the inhabitants of [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineWordsProvincesTwo YearsThe Gospel To Jew And Gentilespace

So the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] was growing greatly and prevailing.

Verse ConceptsGrowth In ProclamationOvercoming Through ChristGrowingSpreading The Gospel

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

Verse ConceptsExplanationsKingdom Of God, Coming OfMorningDealing With Many PeopleFrom Morning Till EveningChrist And The ScripturesStudying The LawWritten In The Prophets

From morning until evening, he continued to explain the kingdom of God to them, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.

Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceUnbelief, As Response To GodNot Believing The GospelThose Who Believed In Christ

Let not your liberty then be evil-spoken of: for the kingdom of God consists not in meat and drink;

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