mGNT Concordance for οὐρανῶν

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! ”

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.”

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

“I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet[fn] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

“As you go, proclaim, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.'

“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared,[fn] but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

He answered, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven[fn] that a woman took and mixed into fifty pounds[fn] of flour until all of it was leavened.”

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,

“Therefore,” he said to them, “every teacher of the law[fn] who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.”

“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound[fn] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed[fn] in heaven.”

At that time[fn] the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “So who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ”

“Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

“For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept it should accept it.”

Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don't try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”[fn]

Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you don't go in, and you don't allow those entering to go in.[fn]

“Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

“He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows ​— ​neither the angels of heaven nor the Son[fn] ​— ​except the Father alone.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins[fn] who took their lamps[fn] and went out to meet the groom.

And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased.”

“People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, to fill all things.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead ​— ​Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.