Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:8; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 4:23; Matthew 5:3; Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:19; Matthew 5:20; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 6:13; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 8:11; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 9:35; Matthew 10:7; Matthew 11:11; Matthew 11:12; Matthew 12:25; Matthew 12:26; Matthew 12:28; Matthew 13:11; Matthew 13:19; Matthew 13:24; Matthew 13:31; Matthew 13:33; Matthew 13:38; Matthew 13:41; Matthew 13:43; Matthew 13:44; Matthew 13:45; Matthew 13:47; Matthew 13:52; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 16:28; Matthew 18:1; Matthew 18:3; Matthew 18:4; Matthew 18:23; Matthew 19:12; Matthew 19:14; Matthew 19:23; Matthew 19:24; Matthew 20:1; Matthew 20:21; Matthew 21:31; Matthew 21:43; Matthew 22:2; Matthew 23:13; Matthew 24:7; Matthew 24:14; Matthew 25:1; Matthew 25:34; Matthew 26:29

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Matthew 3:2

2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
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Matthew 4:8

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
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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 4:23

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
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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 5:19

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 6:10

10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Matthew 6:13

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
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Matthew 6:33

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
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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 8:12

12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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Matthew 9:35

35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
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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 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 12:25

25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
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Matthew 12:26

26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
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Matthew 12:28

28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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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 13:19

19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
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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 13:33

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 13:38

38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
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Matthew 13:41

41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
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Matthew 13:43

43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
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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 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 16:28

28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
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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 18:23

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 19:23

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 19:24

24 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.”
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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 20:21

21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
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Matthew 21:31

31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”“The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
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Matthew 21:43

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
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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 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 24:7

7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
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Matthew 24:14

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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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 25:34

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
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Matthew 26:29

29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
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