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and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
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The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
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But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”
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Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
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The Parable of the Sower
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
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He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
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and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
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“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
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Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
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Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
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Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
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‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’
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He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.
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If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
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But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
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“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?
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Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?
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“There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
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People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.
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The Parable of the Great Banquet
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
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Additional Teachings
“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
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The Coming of the Kingdom of God
Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed,
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nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
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But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
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The Rich and the Kingdom of God
A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
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Indeed, 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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“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
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The Parable of the Ten Minas
While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
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Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
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Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
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For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
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For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
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And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me,
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so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
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who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.
