Matthew 3:2
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2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”[a](A)
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- 3.2 Or is at hand
Matthew 4:17
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17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”[a](A)
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Mark 1:15
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15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near;[a] repent, and believe in the good news.”[b](A)
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Daniel 2:44
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44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to another people. It shall crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,(A)
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Matthew 6:10
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10 May your kingdom come.
May your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.(A)
Matthew 10:7
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7 As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’[a](A)
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2 Corinthians 7:10
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10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.(A)
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Luke 24:47
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47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.(A)
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Luke 15:10
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10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(A)
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Acts 3:19
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19 Repent, therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out,
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Luke 13:3
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3 No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.
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John 3:3-5
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3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”[a](A) 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(B)
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Luke 11:20
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20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.(A)
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Matthew 13:44-45
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Three Parables
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.(A)
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls;
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2 Peter 3:9
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9 The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you,[a] not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.(A)
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Acts 11:18
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18 When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”(A)
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Luke 10:9-11
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9 cure the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’[a](A) 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’[b](B)
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Luke 6:20
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Blessings and Woes
20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
Matthew 21:29-32
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29 He answered, ‘I will not,’ but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The father[a] went to the second and said the same, and he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.(A) 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, and even after you saw it you did not change your minds and believe him.(B)
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Matthew 13:47
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47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind;(A)
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Matthew 13:33
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The Parable of the Yeast
33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”(A)
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2 Timothy 2:25
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25 correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth(A)
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Colossians 1:13
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13 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,(A)
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Acts 20:21
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21 as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.[a](A)
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Acts 17:30
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30 While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent,(A)
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