Matthew 3:2

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And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

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  • Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  • Matt 6:10 : 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  • Matt 10:7 : 7 And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is near.
  • Mark 1:15 : 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
  • Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 But showed first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works fitting for repentance.
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world produces death.
  • 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,
  • Heb 6:1 : 1 Therefore, leaving the foundational teachings of Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is patient toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
  • Rev 2:5 : 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to you quickly, and will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
  • Rev 2:21 : 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
  • Luke 13:3 : 3 I tell you, No: but unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.
  • Luke 13:5 : 5 I tell you, No: but unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.
  • Luke 15:7 : 7 I say to you, that likewise there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • Acts 2:38 : 38 Then Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
  • Mark 1:4 : 4 John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
  • 1 Kgs 8:47 : 47 Yet if they shall come to themselves in the land where they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
  • Job 42:6 : 6 Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
  • Matt 5:10 : 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 5:19-20 : 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Mark 6:12 : 12 And they went out, and preached that people should repent.
  • Luke 6:20 : 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
  • Matt 12:41 : 41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  • Matt 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.
  • Matt 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 pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.
  • Matt 13:44-45 : 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. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
  • Matt 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.
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 He said to them, Therefore every teacher of the law who is instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.
  • Matt 18:1-4 : 1 At the same time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become like little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 18:23 : 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
  • Matt 20:1 : 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
  • Matt 21:29-32 : 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
  • Matt 22:2 : 2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in.
  • Matt 25:1 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
  • Matt 25:14 : 14 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
  • Luke 9:2 : 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
  • Luke 10:9-9 : 9 And heal the sick there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. 10 But into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, 11 Even the very dust of your city which clings to us, we wipe off against you: nevertheless be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.
  • Luke 11:20 : 20 But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, no doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  • Matt 11:11-12 : 11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
  • Matt 11:20 : 20 Then he began to reproach the cities where most of his mighty works were done, because they did not repent:
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Ezek 18:30-32 : 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the Lord GOD: therefore turn yourselves, and live.
  • John 3:3-5 : 3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus said to him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
  • Luke 16:30 : 30 And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent.
  • Luke 21:31 : 31 So likewise, when you see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near at hand.
  • Col 1:13 : 13 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 4:17
    87%

    17From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  • Matt 3:1
    87%

    1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Matt 3:3
    84%

    3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Mark 1:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

    15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel.

  • Luke 3:2-5
    4 verses
    83%

    2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

    3And he came into all the country around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

    4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

    5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

  • Mark 1:2-5
    4 verses
    80%

    2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

    4John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5And all the land of Judea and those from Jerusalem went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 10:7
    80%

    7And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is near.

  • Matt 3:5-8
    4 verses
    77%

    5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan came out to him,

    6And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

    7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

    8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:

  • Acts 13:24
    76%

    24When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Matt 3:13
    75%

    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

  • Luke 10:9
    74%

    9And heal the sick there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.

  • Mark 6:12
    74%

    12And they went out, and preached that people should repent.

  • John 1:23
    73%

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

  • Luke 3:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

    10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

  • Mark 1:9-11
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    72%

    9And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

    10And immediately, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

    11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Acts 3:19-20
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    72%

    19Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

    20And He shall send Jesus Christ, who before was preached to you:

  • Isa 40:3
    72%

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

  • Luke 3:12
    72%

    12Then the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

  • Luke 3:7
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    7Then he said to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  • Luke 16:16
    71%

    16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces their way into it.

  • Matt 3:10-11
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    10And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Matt 11:3
    71%

    3And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

  • Matt 11:10
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    10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Luke 3:21
    71%

    21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized, and while praying, the heavens were opened,

  • Matt 11:12
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    12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

  • Matt 18:3
    70%

    3And said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become like little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 21:31
    70%

    31So likewise, when you see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near at hand.

  • Matt 3:16-17
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    16And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:

    17And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Matt 21:32
    70%

    32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

  • Mark 1:7
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    7And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

  • Acts 10:37
    70%

    37That word, I say, you know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • John 1:28
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    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • Matt 5:3
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    3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.