'Near' 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!"

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

Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

In the same way, when you see all these things, you'll know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

He said, "Go to a certain man in the city and say to him, "The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

Then he came back to the disciples and told them, "You might as well keep on sleeping and resting. Look! The time is near for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Get up! Let's go! See, the one who is betraying me is near!"

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

When they came near Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead

Then one of the scribes came near and heard the Sadducees arguing with one another. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of them all?"

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

Get up! Let's go! See, the one who is betraying me is near!"

His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.

heal the sick that are there, and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near you!'

"We're wiping off your town's dust that clings to our feet in protest against you! But realize this: the kingdom of God is near!'

How blessed they will be if their master comes in the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them awake!

Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and because the people thought that the kingdom of God would appear immediately.

As soon as they produce leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the kingdom of God is near.

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

As they came near the village where the two men were headed, Jesus acted as though he were going farther.

The Jewish Passover was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People kept coming and were being baptized,

So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem is a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew. It has five colonnades,

Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

Other small boats from Tiberias arrived near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Some of the Pharisees who were near him overheard this and asked him, "We aren't blind, too, are we?"

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away,

As a result, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness. There he remained with his disciples.

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

Meanwhile, standing near Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the district of Libya near Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte visitors from Rome,

"After 40 years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

The Spirit told Philip, "Approach that chariot and stay near it."

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him and begged him, "Come here quickly!"

Then the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near him to strike him on the mouth.

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

That night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Have courage! For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, you must testify in Rome, too."

Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

The ship's crew pulled it up on deck and used ropes to brace the ship. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank near Libya, they lowered the sail and drifted along.

It was the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors suspected that land was near.

But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message about faith that we are proclaiming:

The night is almost over, and the day is near. Let's therefore put aside the actions of darkness and put on the armor of light.

But now, in union with the Messiah Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

He came and proclaimed peace for you who were far away and for you who were near.

Let your gracious attitude be known to all people. The Lord is near:

For the Law, being only a reflection of the blessings to come and not their substance, can never make perfect those who come near by the same sacrifices repeatedly offered year after year.

let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelis and gave them instructions about burying his bones.

You, too, must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them, which like them committed sexual sins and pursued homosexual activities, serve as an example of the punishment of eternal fire.

How blessed is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and obey what is written in it, for the time is near!

Then he told me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time is near.