The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
Matthew 10:7 - New International Version (Anglicised) As you go, proclaim this message: “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand! American Standard Version (1901) And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Common English Bible As you go, make this announcement: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And going forth, preach, saying: 'For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
Heal those who are ill, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
‘Which of the two did what his father wanted?’ ‘The first,’ they answered. Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
‘Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
‘Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
‘The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal those who were ill.
So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.’
He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no-one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.’
As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.
He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ – with all boldness and without hindrance!
They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.