As y’all are going, preach this message, ‘The Empire of Heaven has come near!’
Matthew 4:17 - Y'all Version Bible From that time on Jesus began to preach and say, “Y’all must repent! For the Empire of Heaven has come near.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition From that time Jesus began to preach, crying out, Repent (change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. American Standard Version (1901) From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Common English Bible From that time Jesus began to announce, “Change your hearts and lives! Here comes the kingdom of heaven!” Catholic Public Domain Version From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: "Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
As y’all are going, preach this message, ‘The Empire of Heaven has come near!’
From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Empire of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent people take it by force.
He answered them, “Y’all have been granted to know the mysteries of the Empire of Heaven, but it has not been granted to them.
Jesus presented another parable, saying, “The Empire of Heaven is like a man who sowed excellent seed in his field,
“Once again, the Empire of Heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind.
“At that time, the Empire of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Let your empire come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
But y’all go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
In the same way, I tell y’all, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
I tell y’all that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.
and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all ethnic groups, beginning at Jerusalem.
Now Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son (as it was thought) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
and he sent them out to preach the Empire of God and to heal the sick.
When they heard this, they ceased their objections and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted repentance to life even to the ethnic groups!”
Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands that all humanity everywhere should repent,
Peter said to them, “Y’all must repent and be baptized, every one of y’all, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your* sins. And y’all will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
testifying to both Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
but first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and all throughout Judea, then also to the ethnic groups, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of repentance.
“Therefore, y’all must repent and turn back, so that your* sins may be wiped out, so that times of refreshing may come from the face of the Lord,
Therefore, let us move beyond the elementary teaching about Christ and press on toward maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God,