Matthew 3:2

New Century Version

John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Cross References

1 Kings 8:47

Your people will be sorry for their sins when they are held as prisoners in another country. They will be sorry and pray to you in the land where they are held as prisoners, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong and acted wickedly.’

Job 39:12

Can you trust the ox to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?

Job 42:6

So now I hate myself; I will change my heart and life. I will sit in the dust and ashes.”

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them: ‘The Lord God says: As surely as I live, I do not want any who are wicked to die. I want them to stop doing evil and live. Stop! Stop your wicked ways! You don’t want to die, do you, people of Israel?’

Daniel 2:44

“During the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up another kingdom that will never be destroyed or given to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all the other kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will continue forever.

Matthew 10:7

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

Matthew 11:20

Then Jesus criticized the cities where he did most of his miracles, because the people did not change their lives and stop sinning.

Matthew 12:41

On the Judgment Day the people from Nineveh will stand up with you people who live now, and they will show that you are guilty. When Jonah preached to them, they were sorry and changed their lives. And I tell you that someone greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “You have been chosen to know the secrets about the kingdom of heaven, but others cannot know these secrets.

Matthew 13:24

Then Jesus told them another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

Then Jesus told another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

Matthew 13:33

Then Jesus told another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.”

Matthew 13:47

“Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was put into the lake and caught many different kinds of fish.

Matthew 13:52

Then Jesus said to them, “So every teacher of the law who has been taught about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings out both new things and old things he has saved.”

Matthew 18:23

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to collect the money his servants owed him.

Matthew 20:1

“The kingdom of heaven is like a person who owned some land. One morning, he went out very early to hire some people to work in his vineyard.

Matthew 22:2

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

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You close the door for people to enter the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop others who are trying to enter. [

Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to wait for the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he called for his servants and told them to take care of his things while he was gone.

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 4:23

Jesus went everywhere in Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom of heaven, and healing all the people’s diseases and sicknesses.

Matthew 5:10

They are blessed who are persecuted for doing good, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Matthew 5:3

“They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Matthew 6:10

May your kingdom come and what you want be done, here on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:33

Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.

Mark 1:15

He said, “The right time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Change your hearts and lives and believe the Good News!”

Mark 1:4

John was baptizing people in the desert and preaching a baptism of changed hearts and lives for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 6:12

So the followers went out and preached that people should change their hearts and lives.

Luke 1:16

He will help many people of Israel return to the Lord their God.

Luke 11:20

But if I use the power of God to force out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Luke 13:3

No, I tell you. But unless you change your hearts and lives, you will be destroyed as they were!

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you. But unless you change your hearts and lives, you will all be destroyed too!”

Luke 15:10

In the same way, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God when one sinner changes his heart and life.”

Luke 15:7

In the same way, I tell you there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who changes his heart and life, than over ninety-nine good people who don’t need to change.

Luke 16:30

The rich man said, ‘No, father Abraham! If someone goes to them from the dead, they would believe and change their hearts and lives.’

Luke 21:31

In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that God’s kingdom is near.

Luke 24:47

and that a change of hearts and lives and forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his followers and said, “You people who are poor are blessed, because the kingdom of God belongs to you.

Luke 9:2

He sent the apostles out to tell about God’s kingdom and to heal the sick.

Acts 11:18

When the believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is allowing even other nations to turn to him and live.”

Acts 17:30

In the past, people did not understand God, and he ignored this. But now, God tells all people in the world to change their hearts and lives.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Change your hearts and lives and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

I warned both Jews and Greeks to change their lives and turn to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20

I began telling people that they should change their hearts and lives and turn to God and do things to show they really had changed. I told this first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem, and in every part of Judea, and also to the other people.

Acts 3:19

So you must change your hearts and lives! Come back to God, and he will forgive your sins. Then the Lord will send the time of rest.

2 Corinthians 7:10

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people change their hearts and lives. This leads to salvation, and you cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has brings death.

Colossians 1:13

God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.

2 Timothy 2:25

The Lord’s servant must gently teach those who disagree. Then maybe God will let them change their minds so they can accept the truth.

Hebrews 6:1

So let us go on to grown-up teaching. Let us not go back over the beginning lessons we learned about Christ. We should not again start teaching about faith in God and about turning away from those acts that lead to death.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in doing what he promised—the way some people understand slowness. But God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives.

Revelation 2:21

I have given her time to change her heart and turn away from her sin, but she does not want to change.

Revelation 2:5

So remember where you were before you fell. Change your hearts and do what you did at first. If you do not change, I will come to you and will take away your lampstand from its place.