“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.
Parallel translations
- KJV Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
- BSB Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- NKJV “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
- NASB Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
- NLT I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.
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- Matt 21:41They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”
- Matt 8:11–12I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
- 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
- John 3:3Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
- Isa 26:2Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.
- Luke 17:20–21Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;
- John 3:5Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
- Isa 28:2Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand.
- Exod 19:6and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
- 1 Cor 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
- Matt 12:28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
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