Matthew 4:17

World English Bible (2000)

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 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
  • Acts 2:38 : 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will 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 the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • Mark 1:14-15 : 14 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
  • 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 to life!"
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
  • 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
  • Matt 10:7 : 7 As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'
  • Matt 11:12 : 12 From the days of John the Baptizer 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 answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
  • Matt 13:47 : 47 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
  • Matt 25:1 : 1 "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like 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 He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
  • Luke 10:11-14 : 11 'Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you.' 12 I tell you, it will 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 had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
  • Luke 15:7 : 7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
  • Heb 6:1 : 1 Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

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

    2 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"

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

  • Mark 1:14-20
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    14 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,

    15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."

    16 Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

    17 Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."

    18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

    19 Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

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

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    18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

    19 He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."

    20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.

  • Mark 1:1-5
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    1 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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

    3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"

    4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

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    12 They went out and preached that people should repent.

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    16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    3 He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

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    24 before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

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    12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

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    43 But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."

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    19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

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    38 He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason."

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    9 Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

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    47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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  • Matt 3:8
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    8 Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

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    4 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

  • Matt 11:20
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  • Matt 3:13
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    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

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    2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,