At hand, is come in midst, appear
Compared, like
Enter/not enter
Theirs is, yours is
Is, is not
kingdom of heaven (NAS)
Matt 3:2
2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (NAS)
Matt 4:17
17 “From that time Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” (NAS)
Matt 5:3
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 5:10
10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 5:19
19 “Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches {them,} he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 5:20
20 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses {that} of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 7:21
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 8:11
11 “And I say to you, that many shall come from east and west, and recline {at the table} with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven” (NAS)
Matt 10:7
7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” (NAS)
Matt 11:11
11 “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen {anyone} greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” (NAS)
Matt 11:12
12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” (NAS)
Matt 13:11
11 “And He answered and said to them, ‘To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.’” (NAS)
Matt 13:24
24 “He presented another parable to them, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.’” (NAS)
Matt 13:31
31 “He presented another parable to them, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field’” (NAS)
Matt 13:33
33 “He spoke another parable to them, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three pecks of meal, until it was all leavened.’” (NAS)
Matt 13:44
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.” (NAS)
Matt 13:45
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls” (NAS)
Matt 13:47
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering {fish} of every kind” (NAS)
Matt 13:52
52 “And He said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.’” (NAS)
Matt 16:19
19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 18:1
1 “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, ‘Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’” (NAS)
Matt 18:3
3 “and said, ‘Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.’” (NAS)
Matt 18:4
4 “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” (NAS)
Matt 18:23
23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a certain king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.” (NAS)
Matt 19:12
12 “For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are {also} eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept {this,} let him accept {it.}” (NAS)
Matt 19:14
14 But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (NAS)
Matt 19:23
23 “And Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.’” (NAS)
Matt 20:1
1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.” (NAS)
Matt 22:2
2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king, who gave a wedding feast for his son.” (NAS)
Matt 23:13
13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from men; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.” (NAS)
Matt 25:1
1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.” (NAS)
kingdom of God (NAS)
Matt 12:28
28 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” (NAS)
Matt 19:24
24 “And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Matt 21:31
31 “‘Which of the two did the will of his father?’ They said, ‘The latter.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I say to you that the tax-gatherers and harlots will get into the kingdom of God before you.’” (NAS)
Matt 21:43
43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and be given to a nation producing the fruit of it.” (NAS)
Mark 1:15
15 “and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (NAS)
Mark 4:11
11 “And He was saying to them, ‘To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but those who are outside get everything in parables’” (NAS)
Mark 4:26
26 “And He was saying, ‘The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil’” (NAS)
Mark 4:30
30 “And He said, ‘How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?’” (NAS)
Mark 9:1
1 “And He was saying to them, ‘Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.’” (NAS)
Mark 9:47
47 “And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into hell” (NAS)
Mark 10:14
14 “But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, ‘Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’” (NAS)
Mark 10:15
15 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it {at all.}” (NAS)
Mark 10:23
23 “And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!’” (NAS)
Mark 10:24
24 “And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, ‘Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!’” (NAS)
Mark 10:25
25 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Mark 12:34
34 “And when Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ And after that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.” (NAS)
Mark 14:25
25 “Truly I say to you, I shall never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Mark 15:43
43 “Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.” (NAS)
Luke 4:43
43 “But He said to them, ‘I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.’” (NAS)
Luke 6:20
20 “And turning His gaze on His disciples, He {began} to say, ‘Blessed {are} you {who are} poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.’” (NAS)
Luke 7:28
28 “I say to you, among those born of women, there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” (NAS)
Luke 8:1
1 “And it came about soon afterwards, that He {began} going about from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him” (NAS)
Luke 8:10
10 “And He said, ‘To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest {it is} in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’” (NAS)
Luke 9:2
2 “And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to perform healing.” (NAS)
Luke 9:11
11 “But the multitudes were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He {began} speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.” (NAS)
Luke 9:27
27 “But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Luke 9:60
60 “But He said to him, ‘Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.’” (NAS)
Luke 9:62
62 “But Jesus said to him, ‘No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.’” (NAS)
Luke 10:9
9 “and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’” (NAS)
Luke 10:11
11 “Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet, we wipe off {in protest} against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.” (NAS)
Luke 11:20
20 “But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” (NAS)
Luke 13:18
18 “Therefore He was saying, ‘What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?’” (NAS)
Luke 13:20
20 “And again He said, ‘To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?’” (NAS)
Luke 13:28
28 “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth there when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being cast out.” (NAS)
Luke 13:29
29 “And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline {at the table} in the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Luke 14:15
15 “And when one of those who were reclining {at the table} with Him heard this, he said to Him, ‘Blessed is everyone who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!’” (NAS)
Luke 16:16
16 “The Law and the Prophets {were proclaimed} until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.” (NAS)
Luke 17:20
20 “Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, ‘The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed’” (NAS)
Luke 17:21
21 “nor will they say, ‘Look, here {it is!}’ or, ‘There {it is!}’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” (NAS)
Luke 18:16
16 “But Jesus called for them, saying, ‘Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’” (NAS)
Luke 18:17
17 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it {at all.}” (NAS)
Luke 18:24
24 “And Jesus looked at him and said, ‘How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!’” (NAS)
Luke 18:25
25 “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Luke 18:29
29 “And He said to them, ‘Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 who shall not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.’”
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Luke 19:11
11 “And while they were listening to these things, He went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.” (NAS)
Luke 21:31
31 “Even so you, too, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.” (NAS)
Luke 22:16
16 “for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Luke 22:18
18 “for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” (NAS)
Luke 23:51
51 “(he had not consented to their plan and action), {a man} from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God” (NAS)
John 3:3
3 “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” (NAS)
John 3:5
5 “Jesus answered, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.’” (NAS)
Acts 1:3
3 “To these He also presented Himself alive, after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over {a period of} forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Acts 8:12
12 “But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike.” (NAS)
Acts 14:22
22 “strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and {saying,} ‘Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.’” (NAS)
Acts 19:8
8 “And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading {them} about the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Acts 28:23
23 “And when they had set a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God, and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.” (NAS)
Acts 28:31
31 “preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered.” (NAS)
Rom 14:17
17 “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (NAS)
1 Cor 4:20
20 “For the kingdom of God does not consist in words, but in power.” (NAS)
1 Cor 6:9
9 “Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor {the} covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
1 Cor 15:50
50 “Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.” (NAS)
Gal 5:21
21 “envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” (NAS)
Col 4:11
11 “and {also} Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision; and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.” (NAS)
2 Thes 1:5
5 “{This is} a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.” (NAS)
thy kingdom (NAS)
Matt 6:10
10 “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.” (NAS)
Luke 11:2
2 “And He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.”’” (NAS)
thine is the kingdom (NAS)
Matt 6:13
13 “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.]” (NAS)
kingdom (NAS)
Matt 6:33
33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.” (NAS)
Matt 8:12
12 “but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (NAS)
Matt 9:35
35 “And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.” (NAS)
Matt 12:25
25 “And knowing their thoughts He said to them, ‘Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?’” (NAS)
Matt 13:19
19 “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil {one} comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.” (NAS)
Matt 13:38
38 “and the field is the world; and {as for} the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil {one}” (NAS)
Matt 13:41
41 “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness” (NAS)
Matt 13:43
43 “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.” (NAS)
Matt 16:28
28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (NAS)
Matt 20:21
21 “And He said to her, ‘What do you wish?’ She said to Him, ‘Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left.’” (NAS)
(this question seems precipitated by Jesus’ comment in Matt 19:28: And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” (NAS))
Matt 24:7
7 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.” (NAS)
Matt 24:14
14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.” (NAS)
Matt 25:34
34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’” (NAS)
Matt 26:29
29 “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” (NAS)
Mark 3:24
24 “And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.” (NAS)
Mark 13:8
8 “For nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will {also} be famines. These things are {merely} the beginning of birth pangs.” (NAS)
Luke 1:33
33 “and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end.” (NAS)
Luke 11:17
17 “But He knew their thoughts, and said to them, ‘Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house {divided} against itself falls. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.’” (NAS)
Luke 12:31
31 “But seek for His kingdom, and these things shall be added to you. 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.” (NAS)
Luke 19:12
12 “He said therefore, ‘A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and {then} return.’” (NAS)
Luke 21:10
10 “Then He continued by saying to them, ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom’” (NAS)
Luke 22:29
29 “and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you 30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” (NAS)
Luke 23:42
42 “And he was saying, ‘Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!’” (NAS)
John 18:36
36 “Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.’” (NAS)
Acts 1:6
6 “And so when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, ‘Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?’” (NAS)
Acts 20:25
25 “And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will see my face no more.” (NAS)
1 Thes 2:12
12 “so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.” (NAS)
2 Tim 4:1
1 “I solemnly charge {you} in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom” (NAS)
2 Tim 4:18
18 “The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him {be} the glory forever and ever. Amen.” (NAS)
Heb 1:8
8 “But of the Son {He says}, ‘Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.’” (NAS)
Heb 12:28
28 “Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe” (NAS)
James 2:5
5 “Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world {to be} rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?” (NAS)
2 Pet 1:11
11 “for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.” (NAS)
Rev 1:6
6 “and He has made us {to be} a kingdom, priests to His God and Father; to Him {be} the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.” (NAS)
Rev 1:9
9 “I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance {which are} in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos, because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” (NAS)
Rev 5:10
10 “And Thou hast made them {to be} a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” (NAS)
Rev 11:15
15 “And the seventh angel sounded; and there arose loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdom of the world has become {the kingdom} of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.’” (NAS)
Rev 12:10
10 “And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.’” (NAS)
Rev 16:10
10 “And the fifth {angel} poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain” (NAS)
Rev 17:12
12 “And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.” (NAS)
Rev 17:17
17 “For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be fulfilled.” (NAS)
kingdoms (NAS)
Matt 4:8
8 “Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory” (NAS)
Luke 4:5
5 “And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.” (NAS)
Heb 11:33
33 “who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed {acts of} righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions” (NAS)
Matt 13:1-58 SOWER/SEED/FOUR SOILS
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house, and was sitting by the sea.
2 And great multitudes gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole multitude was standing on the beach.
3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
4 and as he sowed, some {seeds} fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 “And others fell upon the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
6 “But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 “And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.
8 “And others fell on the good soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 “He who has ears, let him hear.”
18 “Hear then the parable of the sower.
19 “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil {one} comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
20 “And the one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy;
21 yet he has no {firm} root in himself, but is {only} temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
22 “And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
23 “And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the
word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 And He answered and said to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
12 “For whoever has, to him shall {more} be given, and he shall have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 “Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 “And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; and you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
15 For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and return, and I should heal them.’
16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
17 “For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see {it} and to hear what you hear, and did not hear {it}”
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable,
35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
24 He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 “But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
26 “But when the wheat sprang up and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.
27 “And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’
28 “And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ And the slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’
29 “But he said, ‘No; lest while you are gathering up the tares, you may root up the wheat with them.
30 ‘Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.’”
36 Then He left the multitudes, and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 And He answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
38 and the field is the world; and {as for} the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil {one;}
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
40 “Therefore just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.
41 “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.”
31 He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 and this is smaller than all {other} seeds; but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
33 He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three pecks of meal, until it was all leavened.”
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.”
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,
46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering {fish} of every kind;
48 and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good {fish} into containers, but the bad they threw away.
49 “So it will be at the end of the age; the angels shall come forth, and take out the wicked from among the righteous,
50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
51 “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes.”
52 And He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.”
53 And it came about that when Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.
Matt 20:1-16
1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 “And when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 “And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;
4 and to those he said, ‘You too go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ And {so} they went.
5 “Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.
6 “And about the eleventh {hour} he went out, and found others standing; and he said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’
7 “They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You too go into the vineyard.’
8 “And when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last {group} to the first.’
9 “And when those {hired} about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.
10 “And when those {hired} first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received each one a denarius.
11 “And when they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,
12 saying, ‘These last men have worked {only} one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
13 “But he answered and said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius?
14 ‘Take what is yours and go your way, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
15 ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’
16 Thus the last shall be first, and the first last.”
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Matt 22:1-14
1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king, who gave a wedding feast for his son.
3 “And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.
4 “Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are {all} butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’
5 “But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,
6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.
7 “But the king was enraged and sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and set their city on fire.
8 “Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9 ‘Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find {there,} invite to the wedding feast.’
10 “And those slaves went out into the streets, and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.
11 “But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw there a man not dressed in wedding clothes,
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And he was speechless.
13 “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are called, but few {are} chosen.”
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Matt 25:1-46
1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 “And five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
3 “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
5 “Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and {began} to sleep.
6 “But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet {him.’}
7 “Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 “And the foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9 “But the prudent answered, saying, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you {too;} go instead to the dealers and buy {some} for yourselves.’
10 “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
11 “And later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’
12 “But he answered and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”
14 “For {it is} just like a man {about} to go on a journey, who called his own slaves, and entrusted his possessions to them.
15 “And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.
16 “Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.
17 “In the same manner the one who {had received} the two {talents} gained two more.
18 “But he who received the one {talent} went away and dug in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.
20 “And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me; see, I have gained five more talents.’
21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things, enter into the joy of your master.’
22 “The one also who {had received} the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted to me two talents; see, I have gained two more talents.’
23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
24 “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no {seed.}
25 ‘And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground; see, you have what is yours.’
26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I scattered no {seed.}
27 ‘Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my {money} back with interest.
28 ‘Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
29 “For to everyone who has shall {more} be given, and he shall have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
30 “And cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
31 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
32 “And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me {something} to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink?
38 ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
39 ‘And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, {even} the least {of them,} you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me {nothing} to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they themselves also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’
45 “Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46 “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; |
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4 and as he sowed, some {seeds} fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. |
19 “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil {one} comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. |
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5 “And others fell upon the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. 6 “But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. |
20 “And the one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no {firm} root in himself, but is {only} temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away. |
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7 “And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. |
22 “And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. |
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8 “And others fell on the good soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
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Parables of Kingdom of God
Matt 21:24-45
24 And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will ask you one thing too, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 “The baptism of John was from what {source,} from heaven or from men?” And they {began} reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
26 “But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude; for they all hold John to be a prophet.”
27 And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’
29 “And he answered and said, ‘I will, sir’; and he did not go.
30 “And he came to the second and said the same thing. But he answered and said, ‘I will not’; {yet} he afterward regretted {it} and went.
31 “Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The latter.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax-gatherers and harlots will get into the kingdom of God before you.
32 “For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax-gatherers and harlots did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.
33 “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey.
34 “And when the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce.
35 “And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.
36 “Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.
37 “But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
38 “But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and seize his inheritance.’
39 “And they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 “Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?”
41 They said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers, who will pay him the proceeds at the {proper} seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this became the chief corner {stone;} this came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and be given to a nation producing the fruit of it.
44 “And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”
45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.
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Mark 4:26-34
26 And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
27 and goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts up and grows—how, he himself does not know.
28 “The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.
29 “But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?
31 “{It is} like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
32 yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that the birds of the air can nest under its shade.”
33 And with many such parables He was speaking the word to them as they were able to hear it;
34 and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
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Luke 13:18-21
18 Therefore He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
19 “It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree; and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
20 And again He said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
21 “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of meal, until it was all leavened.”
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Luke 14:15-24
15 And when one of those who were reclining {at the table} with Him heard this, he said to Him, “Blessed is everyone who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
16 But He said to him, “A certain man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;
17 and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.’
18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused.’
19 “And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’
20 “And another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’
21 “And the slave came {back} and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
22 “And the slave said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’
23 “And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel {them} to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 ‘For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.’”
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Luke 19:11-27
11 And while they were listening to these things, He went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
12 He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and {then} return.
13 “And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business {with this} until I come {back.}
14 “But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
15 “And it came about that when he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him in order that he might know what business they had done.
16 “And the first appeared, saying, ‘Master, your mina has made ten minas more.’
17 “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, be in authority over ten cities.’
18 “And the second came, saying, ‘Your mina, master, has made five minas.’
19 “And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
20 “And another came, saying, ‘Master, behold your mina, which I kept put away in a handkerchief;
21 for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’
22 “He said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?
23 ‘Then why did you not put the money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest?’
24 “And he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the mina away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’
25 “And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas {already.}
26 “I tell you, that to everyone who has shall {more} be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
27 “But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”
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