96 Verses about the Promise of the Kingdom of God

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

In the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using. The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

On that day the Lord will become King over all the earth—the Lord alone, and His name alone.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the Lord, “so your descendants and your name will endure.

To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the sea is full of water.

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”

The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of GodAnd there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.