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and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
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And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables,
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it?
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And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”
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And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,
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But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
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Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.”
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Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”
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And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them 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 answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.
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Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of 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 respected member of the council who was also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.