Matthew 3:2
3:2 “Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 11:11-12
11:11 “I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.
11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.
Matthew 21:31
21:31 Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth,
tax collectors
and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
Matthew 21:43
21:43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Matthew 23:13
23:13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
Luke 9:2
9:2 and he sent
them out to proclaim
the kingdom of God
and to heal the sick.
Luke 9:6
9:6 Then
they departed and went throughout
the villages, proclaiming the good news
and healing people everywhere.
Luke 10:9-11
10:9 Heal
the sick in that town
and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God
has come upon
you!’
10:10 But whenever
you enter a town
and the people
do not welcome
you, go into its streets
and say,
10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town
that clings to our feet we wipe off
against you.
Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’
Acts 10:25
10:25 So when
Peter came in, Cornelius met
him, fell
at his feet, and worshiped
him.
Acts 28:31
28:31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ
with complete boldness
and without restriction.