Matthew 3:2
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
In Context
1And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,
Cross References
Job 39:12\39:9\Will the ox of the mountains be your servant? or is his night's resting-place by your food-store?
Ezekiel 18:30For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.
Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
Matthew 5:3Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Matthew 5:19Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:2-7
The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all… Read the whole commentary →