“Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.
But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruptibility.
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who gave a wedding celebration for his son.
When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.
And it happened that afterward also he was going about from one town and village to another preaching and proclaiming the good news concerning the kingdom of God, and the twelve were with him,
and the field is the world. And the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.
And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from the hills. All of the nations shall travel to him;many peoples shall come. And they shall say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, and may he teach us part of his ways, and let us walk in his paths.” For instruction shall go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
And I saw thrones, and they sat down on them, and authority to judge was granted to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand, and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the nation of the holy ones of the Most High; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey him.’
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist any longer.And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
And he said to them, “To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person into the kingdom of God.”
And he said to them, “For this reason every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new things and old things.”
But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is treated violently, and the violent claim it.
And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples and said, “Blessed are the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.
and I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred on me,that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.
The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; on that day Yahweh will be one and his name one.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear!
“For just as the new heavens and earth that I am about to make shall stand before me,” declares Yahweh, “so shall your descendants and your name stand.
The one who conquers, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
Ask from me and I will make the nations your heritage, and your possession the ends of the earth.
And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Therefore you pray in this way: “Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.
But when the crowds found out, they followed him, and welcoming them, he began to speak to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing.
then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when he has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
“Behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward is with me, to repay each one according to what his deeds are!
And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that in the renewal of the world, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me—you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not come to mind.
And night will not exist any longer, and they will not have need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give light to them, and they will reign forever and ever.
And to him was given dominion and glory and kingship that all the peoples, the nations, and languages would serve him; his dominion is a dominion without end that will not cease, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.
Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
They will not injure and they will not destroy on all of my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”And he said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will take possession of the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.
Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
And in the day of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and the kingdom will not be left for another nation, and it will bring an end to all these kingdoms, but it will stand forever.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind,
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”
Now when he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with things that can be observed,nor will they say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
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, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found and concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
and saying, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!
nor thieves, nor greedy persons, not drunkards, not abusive persons, not swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,
And the seventh angel blew the trumpet, and there was a loud voice in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man—the master of the house—who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me for his heavenly kingdom, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Now when one of those reclining at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
But Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”
And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.
And he said to them, “Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”
“The law and the prophets were until John; from that time on the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed into it.
And he said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”
And he said, “The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he does not know how.By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.But when the crop permits, he sends in the sickle right away, because the harvest has come.”
but concerning the Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of righteous is the scepter of your kingdom.
And he said to them, “When you pray, say, “Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.
For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
exhorting and consoling you and insisting that you live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
“Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together with him so that we may also be glorified together with him.
Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.”
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
And he answered and said to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those people it has not been granted.