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“Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
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“Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
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“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
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He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”
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And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
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When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
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The Rich and the Kingdom of God
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
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The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
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“Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
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But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”
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Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
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The Parable of the Sower
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
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He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
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and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
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“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
