⁷ As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven^(A) has come near.’

² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven^(A) has come near.”

³¹ He proclaimed the kingdom of God^(A) and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness^(B) and without hindrance!

⁶⁰ Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”^(A)

¹⁷ From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven^(A) has come near.”

Additional Teachings

¹⁶ “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.^(A) Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached,^(B) and everyone is forcing their way into it.

⁹ Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God^(A) has come near to you.’ ¹⁰ But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, ¹¹ ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you.^(B) Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’^(C)

⁶ So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

² and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God^(A) and to heal the sick.

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