Matthew 4:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Matt 3:2 : 2 And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
  • 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.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • Mark 1:14-15 : 14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel.
  • 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 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 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 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
  • 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.
  • 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;
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 But go and learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
  • Matt 10:7 : 7 And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is near.
  • Matt 11:12 : 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 13:9 : 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
  • 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 13:47 : 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 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.
  • Luke 5:32 : 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
  • Luke 9:2 : 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
  • Luke 10:11-14 : 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. 12 But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. 13 Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
  • 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.
  • 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,

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  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

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

    2And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

    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 1:14-20
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    85%

    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.

    16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    17And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men.

    18And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

    19And when he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

    20And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

  • Matt 10:7
    80%

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

  • Matt 4:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    19And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

    20And they immediately left their nets and followed him.

  • Mark 1:1-5
    5 verses
    75%

    1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

    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.

  • Acts 10:37
    75%

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

  • Mark 6:12
    74%

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

  • Matt 4:16
    74%

    16The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has sprung up.

  • Luke 3:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Acts 13:24
    74%

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

  • Matt 4:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12Now when Jesus heard that John was cast into prison, he departed to Galilee,

    13And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea coast, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

  • Luke 4:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.

    44And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

  • Luke 4:19
    72%

    19to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

  • Mark 1:38-39
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    38And he said to them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, for therefore I came forth.

    39And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

  • Luke 16:16
    72%

    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 4:23
    71%

    23And Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

  • Luke 10:9
    71%

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

  • Luke 24:47
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    47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  • Mark 4:1-3
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    1And he began again to teach by the seaside, and a great multitude gathered around him, so that he entered a ship and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land by the sea.

    2And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

  • Mark 1:9
    71%

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

  • Matt 3:8
    71%

    8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:

  • Matt 11:4
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    4Jesus answered and said to them, Go and show John again those things which you hear and see:

  • Matt 11:20
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    20Then he began to reproach the cities where most of his mighty works were done, because they did not repent:

  • Matt 9:9
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    9And as Jesus passed from there, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the tax office: and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

  • Matt 3:13
    69%

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

  • 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 19:1
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    1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

  • Matt 11:1
    69%

    1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.

  • Matt 14:1
    69%

    1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

  • Matt 5:2
    68%

    2And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,