Luke 16:16
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16 “Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in.[a]
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- 16:16 Or everyone is urged to enter in.
Matthew 21:32
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32 For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.
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Matthew 11:9-14
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9 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way before you.’[a]
11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! 12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing,[b] and violent people are attacking it. 13 For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time. 14 And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.[c]
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Acts 3:24-25
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24 “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today. 25 You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants[a] all the families on earth will be blessed.’
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Matthew 3:2
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2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.[a]”
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- 3:2 Or has come, or is coming soon.
Luke 16:31
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31 “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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Luke 7:26-29
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26 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 27 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way before you.’[a]
28 I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!”
29 When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God’s way was right,[b] for they had been baptized by John.
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Acts 3:18
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18 But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things.
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John 1:45
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45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses[a] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
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- 1:45 Greek Moses in the law.
Luke 16:29
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29 “But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.’
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Luke 10:11
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11 ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’
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Luke 10:9
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9 Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’
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Matthew 10:7
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7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.[a]
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- 10:7 Or has come, or is coming soon.
Matthew 4:17
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17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.[a]”
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- 4:17 Or has come, or is coming soon.
Luke 9:2
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2 Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Mark 1:14
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14 Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.[a]
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- 1:14 Some manuscripts read the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
John 12:19
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19 Then the Pharisees said to each other, “There’s nothing we can do. Look, everyone[a] has gone after him!”
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- 12:19 Greek the world.
John 11:48
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48 If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple[a] and our nation.”
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- 11:48 Or our position; Greek reads our place.
Mark 1:45
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45 But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn’t publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.
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Matthew 4:23
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Crowds Follow Jesus
23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
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