Matthew 3:2
and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath approached.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
In Context
1And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea,
Cross References
Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit for the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Matthew 5:19Therefore whoever shall break one of these small commands and shall so inculcate on the children of men, shall be called little in the kingdom of heaven: but every one that shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness: and all these things shall be added 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 →