"Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

From that day Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

Then he made a tour through the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing all the sickness and disease of the people.

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven: he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

thy Reign begin, thy will be done on earth as in heaven!

The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on rock.

The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, and down it fell ??with a mighty crash."

When he reached the opposite side, the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who ran out of the tombs; they were so violent that nobody could pass along the road there.

Then Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing every disease and complaint.

And preach as you go, tell men, 'The Reign of heaven is near.'

As Jesus knew what they were thinking, he said to them, "Any realm divided against itself comes to ruin, any city or house divided against itself will never stand;

But if I cast out daemons by the Spirit of God, then the Reign of God has reached you already.

I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the Son of man coming himself to reign."

This gospel of the Reign shall be preached all over the wide world as a testimony to all the Gentiles, and then the end will come.

One of them ran off at once and took a sponge, which he soaked in vinegar and put on the end of a stick to give him a drink.

Then they ran quickly from the tomb in fear and great joy, to announce the news to his disciples.

he said, "The time has now come, God's reign is near: repent and believe in the gospel."

On catching sight of Jesus from afar he ran and knelt before him,

I tell you truly," he said, to them, "there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the coming of God's Reign with power."

On seeing him the whole crowd was thunderstruck and ran to greet him.

I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."

As he went out on the road a man ran up and knelt down before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit life eternal?"

Blessed be the Reign to come, our father David's reign. Hosanna in high heaven!"

One man ran off, soaked a sponge in vinegar, and put it on the end of a stick to give him a drink, saying, "Come on, let us see if Elijah does come to take him down!"

Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus.

he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and to his reign there will be no end."

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,

He answered them, "I must preach the glad news of the Reign of God to the other towns as well, for that is what I was sent to do."

He who has listened and has not obeyed is like a man who built a house on the earth with no foundation; the river dashed against it and it collapsed at once, and the ruin of that house was great."

Shortly afterwards he went travelling from one town and village to another preaching and telling the good news of the Reign of God; he was accompanied by the twelve

so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that for all their seeing they may not see, and for all their hearing they may not understand.

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

but the crowds learned this and followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of the Reign of God, and cured those who needed to be healed.

I tell you plainly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the Reign of God."

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you go and spread the news of the Reign of God."

Jesus said to him, "No one is any use to the Reign of God who puts his hand to the plough and then looks behind him."

heal those in the town who are ill, and tell them, 'The Reign of God is nearly on you.'

'The very dust of your town that clings to us, we wipe off from our feet as a protest. But mark this, the Reign of God is near!'

He said to them, "When you pray, say, Father, thy name be revered, thy Reign begin;

He knew what they were thinking about, so he said to them, "Any realm divided against itself comes to ruin, house after house falls down;

But if it is by the finger of God that I cast daemons out, then the Reign of God has reached you already.

So he said, "What is the Reign of God like? to what shall I compare it?

He added, "To what shall I compare the Reign of God?

So he got up and went off to his father. But when he was still far away his father saw him and felt pity for him and ran to fall upon his neck and kiss him.

On being asked by the Pharisees when the Reign of God was coming, he answered them, "The Reign of God is not coming as you hope to catch sight of it;

no one will say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is,' for the Reign of God is now in your midst."

Men will say, 'See, here he is!' 'See, there he is!' but do not go out or run after them,

I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."

So he ran forward and climbed into a sycomore tree to get a sight of him, as he was to pass that road.

He went on to tell a parable in their hearing, as he was approaching Jerusalem and as they imagined God's Reign would instantly come into view.

So, whenever you see all this happen, be sure the Reign of God is at hand.

for I tell you I will never eat the passover again till the fulfilment of it in the Reign of God."

for I tell you I will never drink the produce of the vine again till such time as God's Reign comes."

And he added, "Jesus, do not forget me when you come to reign."

who had not voted for their plan of action; he belonged to Arimathaea, a Jewish town, and he was on the outlook for the Reign of God.

Peter did get up and run to the tomb, but when he looked in he saw nothing except the linen bandages; so he went away home wondering what had happened.

As the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."

they will not follow a stranger, they will run from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

she ran off to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the favourite of Jesus, telling them, "They have taken the master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!"

they both started to run, but the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and got to the tomb first.

But when they believed Philip, who preached the gospel of the Reign of God and the name of Jesus, they had themselves baptized, both men and women;

When Philip ran up, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. "Do you really understand what you are reading?"

one of whom, named Agabus, showed by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to visit the whole world (the famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius).

but as soon as she recognized Peter's voice, instead of opening the door she ran inside from sheer joy and announced that Peter was standing in front of the porch.

though as the bountiful Giver he did not leave himself without a witness, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, giving you food and joy to your heart's content."

Setting sail then from Troas we ran straight to Samothrace and on the following day to Neapolis.

Then Paul entered the synagogue and for three months spoke out fearlessly, arguing and persuading people about the Reign of God.

I know to-day that not one of you will ever see my face again ??not one of you among whom I moved as I preached the Reign.

When we had torn ourselves away from them and set sail, we made a straight run to Cos, next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara;

When day broke, they could not recognize what land it was; however, they noticed a creek with a sandy beach, and resolved to see if they could run the ship ashore there.

The natives showed us uncommon kindness, for they lit a fire and welcomed us all to it, as the rain had come on and it was chilly.

So they fixed a day and came to him at his quarters in large numbers. From morning to evening he explained the Reign of God to them from personal testimony, and tried to convince them about Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets.

he preached the Reign of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unmolested.

For if the trespass of one man allowed death to reign through that one man, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and free gift of righteousness reign in life through One, through Jesus Christ.

so that, while sin had reigned the reign of death, grace might also reign with a righteousness that ends in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sin is not to reign, then, over your mortal bodies and make you obey their passions;

Now I ask, have they stumbled to their ruin? Never! The truth is, that by their lapse salvation has passed to the Gentiles, so as to make them jealous.

If your brother is being injured because you eat a certain food, then you are no longer living by the rule of love. Do not let that food of yours ruin the man for whom Christ died.

The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;

For God's Reign does not show itself in talk but in power.

Do you not know that in a race, though all run, only one man gains the prize? Run so as to win the prize.

Well, I run without swerving; I do not plant my blows upon the empty air ??27 no, I maul and master my body, in case, after preaching to other people, I am disqualified myself.

For he must reign until all his foes are put under his feet.

Make no mistake about this: 'bad company is the ruin of good character.'

even when I ran short, during my stay with you, I was no encumbrance to anybody, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my wants. Thus I kept myself, as I intend to keep myself, from being a burden to you in any way.

you must lay aside the old nature which belonged to your former course of life, that nature which crumbles to ruin under the passions of moral deceit,

Never be scared for a second by your opponents; your fearlessness is a clear omen of ruin for them and of your own salvation ??at the hands of God.

hold fast the word of life, so that I can be proud of you on the Day of Christ, because I have not run or worked for nothing.

Those who are eager to be rich get tempted and trapped in many senseless and pernicious propensities that drag men down to ruin and destruction.

if we endure, then we shall reign with him, if we disown him, then he shall disown us,

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead, in the light of his appearance and his reign,

I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith.

For land which absorbs the rain that often falls on it, and bears plants that are useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;

Therefore, with all this host of witnesses encircling us, we must strip off every handicap, strip off sin with its clinging folds, to run our appointed course steadily,

Elijah was a man with a nature just like our own; but he offered prayer that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain;

then he prayed again, and the sky yielded rain, the earth brought forth its fruit.

But those people! ??like irrational animals, creatures of mere instinct, born for capture and corruption, they scoff at what they are ignorant of; and like animals they will suffer corruption and ruin,

But these people scoff at anything they do not understand; and whatever they do understand, like irrational animals, by mere instinct, that proves their ruin.

thou hast made them kings and priests for our God, and they shall reign on earth."

They have power to shut up the sky, so that no rain falls during the days when they are prophesying; and they have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and also to smite the earth with all manner of plagues as often as they choose.