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

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

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

When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,

But when the time for gathering grapes was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his rent.

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

And He said, "Go into the city, to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I am going to keep the Passover at your house with my disciples."'"

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

And as they could not get him near to Jesus, on account of the crowd, they dug through the roof over the spot where He was standing and let the pallet down that the paralyzed man was lying on.

When they were getting near Jerusalem, that is, were at Bethphage and Bethany in front of the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples on ahead,

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

Sell your property and give to charity. Provide for yourselves purses that will never wear out, riches that never fail in heaven, where a thief cannot come near nor a moth destroy,

"Now his elder son was in the field. So, on coming in, as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

As they were listening to these things, He told them another story, because He was near Jerusalem and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, then understand that her devastation is near.

When these things begin to take place, look up and lift your heads, for your deliverance is drawing near."

When you see them shooting forth their buds, you know of yourselves that summer now is near.

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

Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.

And as they were talking, and discussing these things, Jesus Himself came up near to them and continued to walk with them,

But John too was baptizing people at Aenon, near Salim, for there was plenty of water there, and so the people were coming and being baptized.

So He came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the field which Jacob gave to his son Joseph;

Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-gate there is a pool called in Hebrew Bethzatha, which has five porticoes,

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terror-stricken.

Other boats from Tiberias had landed near the place where the people ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

It was for this reason that Jesus no more appeared in public among the Jews, but He left that part of the country and went to the district near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with His disciples.

Many of the Jews read this placard, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Near Jesus' cross were standing His mother and her sister Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

So Jesus, on seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "There is your son."

So, because it was the Jewish Preparation day and because the tomb was near by, they laid Him there.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, only half a mile away.

As Joppa was near Lydda, the disciples heard that Peter was there, and sent two men to him, begging him to come to them without delay.

At this the high priest Ananias ordered the people standing near him to strike him on the mouth.

The people standing near him said, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?"

and with difficulty coasted along it and finally reached a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

It was now the fourteenth night and we were drifting on the Adriatic sea, when at midnight the sailors suspected that land was near.

Food will never bring us near to God. We are no worse if we do not eat it; we are no better if we do.

But now through your union with Christ Jesus you who were once far away have through the blood of Christ been brought near.

When He came, He brought the good news of peace for you who were far away and for you who were near;

because he came near dying for the sake of the Lord's work and risked his life to make up for your lack of opportunity to minister to me.

Let your forbearing spirit be known to everybody. The Lord is near.

let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;

Let us stop neglecting our meeting together, as some do, but let us continue to encourage one another, and all the more because you see that the great day is drawing near.

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.

But the end of everything on earth is near. So be serious and sober minded, that you may give yourselves to prayer.

Blessed be the man who reads them and the people who hear the messages of this prophecy read, and heed what is written in it, for the time is near.

Then he said to me: "Do not seal up the words of prophecy contained in this book, for the time of their coming true is near.