Matthew 3:2
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
In Context
1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Cross References
Job 39:12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
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 →