Matthew 3:2
and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
In Context
1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
Cross References
Job 39:12Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And [to] thy threshing-floor doth gather [it]?
Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,
Daniel 2:44'And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed — to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.
Matthew 5:3'Happy the poor in spirit — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
Matthew 5:19'Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands — the least — and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach [them], he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.
Matthew 6:33but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these 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 →