but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”

The Beatitudes

Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Many Women Minister to Jesus

Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,

And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.’

He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”

Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”

But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

‘The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’

But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

The Parable of the Leaven

And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

The Parable of the Great Supper

Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

The Coming of the Kingdom

Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

With God All Things Are Possible

And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!