“You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”
Luke 10:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) and heal the sick people who live there. Say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And heal the sick in it and say to them, The kingdom of God has come close to you. American Standard Version (1901) and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. Common English Bible Heal the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘God’s kingdom has come upon you.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And cure the sick who are in that place, and proclaim to them, 'The kingdom of God has drawn near to you.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. |
“You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”
From that time onward Jesus began to preach, saying, “You people [must] repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
And He continued to speak, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? Or, what parable will [best] illustrate it?
And they drove out many evil spirits and applied [olive] oil to [the heads of] many sick people and healed them.
But whatever town you enter that does not welcome you, go out into its streets and say [to them],
‘We are wiping off even the dust of your city that has stuck to our feet [in protest] against you. Yet you should know this, that the kingdom of God has come near [to you].’
And He sent them out to preach the [coming] kingdom of God and to heal sick people.
Jesus said to him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot see the kingdom of God [i.e., enter it. See verse 5], unless he is born from above.” [Note: The words “from above” are also used in verse 31, but in this place they could also mean “again,” or “anew” and refer to the source of a person’s second birth].
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot enter the kingdom of God unless he is born out of water and the Holy Spirit.
Then let it be known to you that salvation from God is [now] being announced to the Gentiles. They will listen [to it].”
He preached to them about the kingdom of God and taught things about the Lord Jesus Christ, with no one preventing him.