Matthew 3:2

John's message is "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." He calls for a change of heart because God's reign is near.

Cross-references · 40

• Mark 1:15and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”
• Matt 4:17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
• Dan 2:44In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
• Matt 10:7As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’
• Matt 6:10Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• 2 Cor 7:10For godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
• Acts 3:19“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,
• Luke 15:10Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
• Matt 13:44–45“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
• Luke 13:3I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
• Acts 2:38Peter 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.
• Acts 17:30The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
• Luke 11:20But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.
• John 3:3–5Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
• Acts 20:21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
• Luke 10:9–11Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’
• 2 Pet 3:9The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• Matt 5:10Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
• Matt 13:52He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
• Matt 13:47“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
• Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”
• Luke 6:20He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.
• Matt 21:29–32He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
• Matt 13:33He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”
• Matt 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
• Luke 15:7I 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.
• Mark 6:12They went out and preached that people should repent.
• Matt 18:1–4In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
• Matt 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
• Col 1:13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
• 2 Tim 2:25in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
• Job 42:6Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
• Luke 9:2He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.
• Luke 13:5I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”
• Ezek 33:11Tell them, As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn, turn from your evil ways; for why will you die, house of Israel?
• Mark 1:4John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
• Heb 6:1Therefore 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,
• Ezek 18:30–32“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
• Matt 6:33But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

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