Luke 17:20
And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:
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- Luke 19:11 : 11 And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.
- Luke 17:23-24 : 23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them. 24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.
- Luke 16:16 : 16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
- John 18:36 : 36 Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.
- Acts 1:6-7 : 6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
- Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
- Zech 4:6 : 6 This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.
- Luke 10:11 : 11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
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- Luke 17:21-233 verses84%
21 And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.
23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
- Luke 19:11-122 verses73%
11 And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.
12 So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.
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31 In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.
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20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?
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18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
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20 But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
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1 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.
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9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
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30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
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36 Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.
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20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
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17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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34 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.
- Acts 1:6-72 verses68%
6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
- Mark 1:14-152 verses67%
14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
15 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.
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11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
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28 But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
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18 For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.
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27 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.
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20 Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.
- Matt 16:1-22 verses67%
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
2 But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.
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17 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.
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28 Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
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7 And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?
- Luke 21:9-102 verses66%
9 And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.
10 Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:
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11 And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
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11 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;
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19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
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43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
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16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
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1 Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
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26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
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19 And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.
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16 He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.
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1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
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7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
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17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
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2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
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31 At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.
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17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
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15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
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27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.
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24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?