Matthew 3:2
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Unlocked Literal 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 saying,
Cross References
Job 39:12Will you depend on him to bring your grain home, 1 to gather the grain for your threshing floor? 1
Ezekiel 18:30Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you.
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 conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.
Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, 2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 1
Matthew 5:19Therefore whoever breaks the least one of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to 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 →