I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people shall tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, enduring forever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end.

The eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth —except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says the Lord.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Again I tell you, 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.”

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.

“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces its fruits.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

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,

The Parable of the Growing Seed

He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground

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?

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.”

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,

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.

Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.”

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!”

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!

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.”

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.

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.”

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.

But he said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

Blessings and Woes

Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

“I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Some Women Accompany Jesus

Soon afterward he went on through one town and village after another, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,