Matthew 3:2; Matthew 3:16; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 5:3; Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:12; Matthew 5:16; Matthew 5:18; Matthew 5:19; Matthew 5:20; Matthew 5:34; Matthew 5:45; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 6:20; Matthew 6:26; Matthew 7:11; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 8:11; Matthew 8:20; Matthew 10:7; Matthew 10:32; Matthew 10:33; Matthew 11:11; Matthew 11:12; Matthew 11:23; Matthew 11:25; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 13:11; Matthew 13:24; Matthew 13:31; Matthew 13:32; Matthew 13:33; Matthew 13:44; Matthew 13:45; Matthew 13:47; Matthew 13:52; Matthew 14:19; Matthew 16:1; Matthew 16:2; Matthew 16:3; Matthew 16:17; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:1; Matthew 18:3; Matthew 18:4; Matthew 18:10; Matthew 18:14; Matthew 18:18; Matthew 18:19; Matthew 18:23; Matthew 19:12; Matthew 19:14; Matthew 19:21; Matthew 19:23; Matthew 20:1; Matthew 21:25; Matthew 22:2; Matthew 22:30; Matthew 23:13; Matthew 23:22; Matthew 24:29; Matthew 24:30; Matthew 24:31; Matthew 24:35; Matthew 24:36; Matthew 25:1; Matthew 26:64; Matthew 28:2; Matthew 28:18

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Matthew 3:2

2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
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Matthew 3:16

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
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Matthew 3:17

17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
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Matthew 4:17

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
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Matthew 5:3

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:10

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:12

12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Matthew 5:16

16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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Matthew 5:18

18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
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Matthew 5:19

19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:20

20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:34

34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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Matthew 5:45

45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Matthew 6:1

1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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Matthew 6:9

9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
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Matthew 6:10

10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Matthew 6:20

20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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Matthew 6:26

26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
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Matthew 7:11

11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
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Matthew 7:21

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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Matthew 8:11

11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 8:20

20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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Matthew 10:7

7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’
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Matthew 10:32

32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
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Matthew 10:33

33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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Matthew 11:11

11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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Matthew 11:12

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,and violent people have been raiding it.
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Matthew 11:23

23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
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Matthew 11:25

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
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Matthew 12:50

50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Matthew 13:11

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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Matthew 13:24

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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Matthew 13:31

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
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Matthew 13:32

32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
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Matthew 13:33

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty poundsof flour until it worked all through the dough.”
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Matthew 13:44

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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Matthew 13:45

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
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Matthew 13:47

47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
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Matthew 13:52

52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
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Matthew 14:19

19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
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Matthew 16:1

1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
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Matthew 16:2

2 He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
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Matthew 16:3

3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
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Matthew 16:17

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
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Matthew 16:19

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will bebound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will beloosed in heaven.”
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Matthew 18:1

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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Matthew 18:3

3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 18:4

4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 18:10

10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
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Matthew 18:14

14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
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Matthew 18:18

18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will bebound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will beloosed in heaven.
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Matthew 18:19

19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
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Matthew 18:23

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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Matthew 19:12

12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
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Matthew 19:14

14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
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Matthew 19:21

21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Matthew 19:23

23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 20:1

1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
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Matthew 21:25

25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
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Matthew 22:2

2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
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Matthew 22:30

30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
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Matthew 23:13

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
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Matthew 23:22

22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.
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Matthew 24:29

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
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Matthew 24:30

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earthwill mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
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Matthew 24:31

31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
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Matthew 24:35

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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Matthew 24:36

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father.
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Matthew 25:1

1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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Matthew 26:64

64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
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Matthew 28:2

2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
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Matthew 28:18

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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