'Kingdom of God' in the Bible

But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, for that is what I was sent to do."

Then he fixed his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours!

"I tell you, among men born of women there is none greater than John; and yet those who are of little importance in the Kingdom of God are greater than he.

Soon afterward he went about among the villages and towns preaching and telling the good news of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve went with him,

And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.

and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

But the crowds learned of it and followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed to be cured.

I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Kingdom of God!"

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."

and cure the sick there, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God is close upon you!'

'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

But if it is with the finger of God that I am driving the demons out, then the Kingdom of God has overtaken you.

He said, therefore, "What is the Kingdom of God like, and to what can I compare it?

And he went on, "To what can I compare the Kingdom of God?

There you will weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, while you are put outside.

People will come from the east and west and the north and south, and take their places in the Kingdom of God.

One of the other guests heard this, and said to him, "Blessed is the man who shall be at the banquet in the Kingdom of God!"

Until John came, it was the Law and the Prophets. From that time the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone has been crowding into it.

He was once asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, and he answered, "The Kingdom of God is not coming visibly,

and people will not say, 'Look! here it is!' or 'There it is!' for the Kingdom of God is within you."

But Jesus called them up to him and said, "Let the children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

I tell you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."

And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!

It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!"

And he said to them, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the Kingdom of God

As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to give them an illustration, because he was near Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was immediately going to appear.

So when you see these things happen, you must know that the Kingdom of God is at hand.

For I tell you, I will never eat one again until it reaches its fulfilment in the Kingdom of God."

I will not drink the product of the vine again until the Kingdom of God comes."

who had not voted for the plan or action of the council. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea and lived in expectation of the Kingdom of God.