Matthew 3:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

Cross References

1 Kings 8:47

Later, they may feel sorry for what they did and ask your forgiveness. Answer them when they pray towards this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, here in this land you gave their ancestors. From your home in heaven, listen to their sincere prayers and do what they ask.

Job 39:12

Can you trust him to harvest your grain or take it to your barn from the threshing place?

Job 42:6

That's why I hate myself and sit here in dust and ashes to show my sorrow.

Ezekiel 33:11

Tell them that as surely as I am the living LORD God, I don't like to see wicked people die. I enjoy seeing them turn from their sins and live. So if the Israelites want to live, they must stop sinning and turn back to me.

Daniel 2:44

During the time of those kings, the God who rules from heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never fall. It will be like the stone that was cut from the mountain, but not by human hands—the stone that crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. Your Majesty, in your dream the great God has told you what is going to happen, and you can trust this interpretation.

Matthew 10:7

As you go, announce that the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.

Matthew 11:20

In the towns where Jesus had performed most of his miracles, the people refused to turn to God. So Jesus was upset with them and said:

Matthew 12:41

On the day of judgment the people of Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah.

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered: I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others.

Matthew 13:24

Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field.

Matthew 13:31

Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.

Matthew 13:33

Jesus also said: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.

Matthew 13:47

The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a lake and catches all kinds of fish.

Matthew 13:52

So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”

Matthew 18:23

This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him.

Matthew 20:1

As Jesus was telling what the kingdom of heaven would be like, he said: Early one morning a man went out to hire some workers for his vineyard.

Matthew 22:2

The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a king gave a wedding banquet for his son.

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Matthew 25:1

The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten girls took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.

Matthew 25:14

The kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away and put his three servants in charge of all he owned.

Matthew 4:17

Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

Matthew 4:23

Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the Jewish meeting places and preaching the good news about God's kingdom. He also healed every kind of disease and sickness.

Matthew 5:10

God blesses those people who are treated badly for doing right. They belong to the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:3

God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 6:10

Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven.

Matthew 6:33

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

Mark 1:15

He said, “The time has come! God's kingdom will soon be here. Turn back to God and believe the good news!”

Mark 1:4

So John the Baptist appeared in the desert and told everyone, “Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven.”

Mark 6:12

The apostles left and started telling everyone to turn to God.

Luke 1:16

John will lead many people in Israel to turn back to the Lord their God.

Luke 11:20

But if I use God's power to force out demons, it proves that God's kingdom has already come to you.

Luke 13:3

Not at all! But you can be sure that if you don't turn back to God, every one of you will also be killed.

Luke 13:5

Not at all! But you can be sure that if you don't turn back to God, every one of you will also die.

Luke 15:10

Jesus said, “In the same way God's angels are happy when even one person turns to him.”

Luke 15:7

Jesus said, “In the same way there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over ninety-nine good people who don't need to.”

Luke 16:30

Then the rich man said, “No, that's not enough! If only someone from the dead would go to them, they would listen and turn to God.”

Luke 21:31

So, when you see these things happening, you know that God's kingdom will soon be here.

Luke 24:47

They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his disciples and said: God will bless you people who are poor. His kingdom belongs to you!

Luke 9:2

Then he sent them to tell about God's kingdom and to heal the sick.

Acts 11:18

When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”

Acts 17:30

In the past, God forgave all this because people did not know what they were doing. But now he says that everyone everywhere must turn to him.

Acts 2:38

Peter said, “Turn back to God! Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will be given the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

I told Jews and Gentiles to turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20

First I preached to the people in Damascus, and then I went to Jerusalem and all over Judea. Finally, I went to the Gentiles and said, “Stop sinning and turn to God! Then prove what you have done by the way you live.”

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

2 Corinthians 7:10

When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death.

Colossians 1:13

God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

2 Timothy 2:25

Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Perhaps God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth.

Hebrews 6:1

We must try to become mature and start thinking about more than just the basic things we were taught about Christ. We shouldn't need to keep talking about why we ought to turn from deeds that bring death and why we ought to have faith in God.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.

Revelation 2:21

I gave her a chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral things.

Revelation 2:5

Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand.