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Matthew 4:17

Weymouth NT

From that time Jesus began to preach. »Repent,« He said, »for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand.«

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And as you go, preach and say, `The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'

But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent assault, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

»Because,« He replied, »while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.

Another parable He put before them. »The Kingdom of the Heavens,« He said, »may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,

»Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.«

Listen, every one who has ears!«

»Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.«

»Repent,« he said, »for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand.«

let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;

But go and learn what this means, `It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners.«

»I tell you that in the same way there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one repentant sinner.«

I tell you that in the same way there will be rejoicing in Heaven over one repentant sinner–more rejoicing than over ninety-nine blameless persons who have no need of repentance.

and that proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

And He –Jesus– when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed) of Joseph, son of Heli,

I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.«

and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, »So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life.«

Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,

»Repent,« replied Peter, »and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, with a view to the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

but I proceeded to preach first to the people in Damascus, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and to the Gentiles, that they must repent and turn to God, and live lives consistent with such repentance.

Repent, therefore, and reform your lives, so that the record of your sins may be cancelled, and that there may come seasons of revival from the Lord,

Therefore leaving elementary instruction about the Christ, let us advance to mature manhood and not be continually re-laying a foundation of repentance from lifeless works and of faith in God,




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