'Kingdom' in the Bible

"Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

From then on, Jesus began to announce, "Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"

Then he went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people.

"How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

So whoever sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom from heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom from heaven

because I tell you, unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom from heaven!"

May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

"Not everyone who keeps saying to me, "Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.

I tell all of you, many will come from east and west and will feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom from heaven.

But the unfaithful heirs of that kingdom will be thrown into the darkness outside. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

Then Jesus began traveling throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness.

As you go, make this announcement: "The kingdom from heaven is near!'

I tell all of you with certainty, among those born of women no one has appeared who is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom from heaven is greater than he.

"From the days of John the Baptist until the present, the kingdom from heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people have been attacking it,

He knew what they were thinking and told them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How, then, can his kingdom stand?

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom from heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

while the field is the world. The good seed are those who belong to the kingdom, while the weeds are those who belong to the evil one.

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. Let the person who has ears listen!"

"The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field."

"Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

"Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea that gathered all kinds of fish.

Then he told them, "That is why every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom from heaven is like the master of a household who brings both new and old things out of his treasure chest."

I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."

I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven?"

Then he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom from heaven.

Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven,

"That is why the kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

Then Jesus told his disciples, "I tell all of you with certainty, it will be hard for a rich person to get into the kingdom from heaven.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, tax collectors and prostitutes will get into God's kingdom ahead of you! John came to you living a righteous life, and you didn't believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. But even when you saw that, you didn't change your minds at last and believe him."

That is why I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce fruit for it.

"The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom from heaven in people's faces. You don't go in yourselves, and you don't allow those who are trying to enter to go in.

because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

"At that time, the kingdom from heaven will be comparable to ten bridesmaids who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the groom.

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

I tell all of you I will never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it with you once again in my Father's kingdom."