Matthew 3:2
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
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Matthew 3:2
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
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Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Mark 1:15
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
Matthew 6:33
But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
John 3:3
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
Colossians 1:13
Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Romans 13:11
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,
Matthew 8:11
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Matthew 13:3
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
Matthew 19:23
And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.
John 3:5
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
Revelation 1:6
And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.
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Matthew 3:1
And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,
Matthew 3:2
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Matthew 3:3
For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
Luke 3:3
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
Luke 3:4
As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
Luke 3:5
Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;
Luke 3:6
And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
Luke 3:7
So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Luke 3:8
Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
Luke 3:9
And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:4
Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough places become level, and the hilltops become a valley,
Isaiah 40:5
And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.
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Matthew 10:7
And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
Mark 1:14
Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
Luke 21:31
In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.
Acts 28:31
Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.
Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
Luke 14:15
And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
Matthew 18:3
And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 1:3
And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:
Acts 20:25
And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.
1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.
James 5:8
Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
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Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
Daniel 7:13
I saw in visions of the night, and there was coming with the clouds of heaven one like a man, and he came to the one who was very old, and they took him near before him.
Daniel 7:14
And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
Matthew 6:10
Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Psalms 99:1
The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.
Isaiah 2:2
And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
Matthew 16:28
Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Revelation 11:15
And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.
Revelation 12:10
And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.
Revelation 19:6
And there came to my ears the voice of a great army, like the sound of waters, and the sound of loud thunders, saying, Praise to the Lord: for the Lord our God, Ruler of all, is King.
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Matthew 3:4
Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
Matthew 3:5
Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;
Matthew 3:6
And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
Matthew 11:10
This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
Matthew 11:11
Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Mark 1:2
Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;
Mark 1:3
The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;
Mark 1:5
And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
Luke 3:2
When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.
Matthew 11:7
And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?
Luke 1:80
And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.
John 1:7
He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
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Acts 2:38
And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.
Acts 3:19
So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;
Acts 20:21
Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.
Acts 26:20
But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.
Acts 17:30
Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:
Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
Luke 13:3
I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.
Luke 13:5
I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to an end in the same way.
Joel 2:13
Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
Matthew 21:29
And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.
Romans 2:4
Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?
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Matthew 3:7
But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Matthew 3:8
Let your change of heart be seen in your works:
Mark 1:4
John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
Matthew 3:10
And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.
Matthew 3:11
Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
Isaiah 40:9
You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God!
Malachi 3:1
See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
Matthew 4:14
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
Luke 3:10
And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
Luke 3:11
And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
Luke 3:12
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
Luke 3:13
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
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Isaiah 56:1
The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.
Isaiah 46:13
My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give Israel my glory.
Romans 10:6
But the righteousness which is of faith says these words, Say not in your heart, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to make Christ come down:)
Romans 10:7
Or, Who will go down into the deep? (that is, to make Christ come again from the dead:)
Romans 10:8
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:
Romans 10:9
Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:
Romans 10:10
For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
Psalms 85:9
Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.
Isaiah 51:5
Suddenly will my righteousness come near, and my salvation will be shining out like the light; the sea-lands will be waiting for me, and they will put their hope in my strong arm.
Romans 1:17
For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.
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Ezekiel 18:30
For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.
Ezekiel 18:31
Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32
For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
Luke 24:47
And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
Isaiah 1:16
Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;
Isaiah 1:17
Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?
Ezekiel 14:6
For this cause say to the children of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: Come back and give up your false gods and let your faces be turned from your disgusting things.
Jeremiah 25:5
Saying, Come back now, everyone from his evil way and from the evil of your doings, and keep your place in the land which the Lord has given to you and to your fathers, from times long past even for ever:
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, By my life, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the evil-doer; it is more pleasing to me if he is turned from his way and has life: be turned, be turned from your evil ways; why are you looking for death, O children of Israel?
Hosea 12:6
So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.
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Luke 10:9
And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
Matthew 21:43
For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
Luke 10:11
Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
Matthew 12:28
But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
Luke 17:20
And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:
Luke 17:21
And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Luke 9:2
And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.
Mark 4:30
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
Matthew 13:11
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew 24:14
And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.
Luke 16:16
The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
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Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 9:13
But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.
Acts 11:18
And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
Jeremiah 8:6
I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.
Joel 2:12
But even now, says the Lord, come back to me with all your heart, keeping from food, with weeping and with sorrow:
Luke 15:10
Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
Acts 5:31
Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.
Malachi 3:7
From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?
Luke 19:10
For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
Acts 2:39
For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
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Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
Matthew 13:24
And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
Matthew 20:1
For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.
Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,
Matthew 25:1
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.
Matthew 13:31
He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
Matthew 13:33
Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
Matthew 13:47
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
Matthew 18:23
For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
Matthew 25:14
For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.
Luke 13:18
Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
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Mark 6:12
And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.
Luke 15:7
I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
2 Timothy 2:25
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
2 Timothy 2:26
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
Matthew 11:20
Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.
Acts 2:40
And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.
Hebrews 6:1
For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,
Jeremiah 20:16
May that man be like the towns overturned by the Lord without mercy: let a cry for help come to his ears in the morning, and the sound of war in the middle of the day;
Acts 8:22
Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.
2 Corinthians 7:9
Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.
Revelation 2:5
So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.
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Matthew 5:3
Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Mark 4:26
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
Romans 6:4
We have been placed with him among the dead through baptism into death: so that as Christ came again from the dead by the glory of the Father, we, in the same way, might be living in new life.
2 Thessalonians 1:5
Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
Matthew 5:19
Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20
For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 10:8
Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.
Matthew 13:19
When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
Matthew 18:1
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew 26:45
Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.
Mark 10:15
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
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Mark 10:14
And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.
Matthew 19:24
And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.
Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:23
They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.
Luke 6:20
And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.
Acts 14:22
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 11:12
And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it.
John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Acts 19:4
And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.
Matthew 3:12
In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
Matthew 11:8
But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.
Matthew 11:9
But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
John 1:33
I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:37
That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,
Acts 13:24
For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.
Acts 13:25
And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.
Jeremiah 44:4
And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.
Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
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1 Corinthians 15:24
Then comes the end, when he will give up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have put an end to all rule and to all authority and power.
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Psalms 17:15
As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.
Matthew 5:8
Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
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Matthew 17:10
And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
Matthew 17:11
And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:
Matthew 17:12
But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.
Matthew 17:13
Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
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