'Kingdom of God' in the Bible

Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom of God.

He said, "The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!"

He told them, "The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables

He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.

He was also saying, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?

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

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It's better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

Then Jesus looked around and told his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

It's easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

When Jesus saw how wisely the man answered, he told him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one dared to ask him another question.

I tell all of you with certainty, I'll never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.