and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.” The Day of the Son of Man.
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
If anyone says to you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah! Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, there he is,’ [or] ‘Look, here he is.’ Do not go off, do not run in pursuit.
He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them!
John answered them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize,
Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants [would] be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here.”
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.