Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:
In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.
For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God.
For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.
And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me,
So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.
(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:
But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.
And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.
I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.
And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.
But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.
But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.
But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.
A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.
Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.
Truly I say to you, I will take no more of the fruit of the vine till the day when I take it new in the kingdom of God.
There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.
If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.
And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell,
And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it.
And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction.
And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?
But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,
Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.
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