'Near' in the Bible

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'

‘This people honors Me with their lips,But their heart is far away from Me.

And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand:

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, 'Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

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!"

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

and Jesus having come near, touched them, and said, 'Rise, be not afraid,'

and I brought him near to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.'

And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachms came near to Peter, and said, 'Your teacher -- doth he not pay the didrachms?' He saith, 'Yes.'

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, 'Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'

Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

And lo, one having come near, said to him, 'Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,

and Jesus having called them near, said, 'Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them,

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

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what is the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

“So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming.

And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, 'Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

“Go into the city to a certain man,” He said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place with My disciples.’”

Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”

and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'

And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, 'Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.'

And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.