Matthew 5:3 - Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10 - Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 7:21 - 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 who is in heaven.
Matthew 8:11 - I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 1:15 - The time has come. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!
Luke 4:43 - I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.
Matthew 11:11 - Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 13:11 - The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Matthew 13:24 - The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. Matthew 13:31-32 - The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it becomes a large tree.
Matthew 13:33 - The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough. Matthew 13:44 - The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Matthew 13:45-46 - The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:47 - The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
Matthew 18:3 - Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:23-24 - Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.
Matthew 19:28 - Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mark 10:15 - Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it. Luke 13:18-19 - What is the kingdom of God like? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.
Luke 13:20-21 - What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.
Luke 17:20-21 - The kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.
John 18:36 - My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.
Thanks for listening and reading these verses with me.
Jonathan McCallum
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