Acts 20:25

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dim, nor his strength gone.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’

Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is God’s finger;” but Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”

“ ‘Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed. Pride has budded.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”

Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”

To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews

For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

He said, “Good. I will make a treaty with you, but one thing I require of you. That is, you will not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.”

who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,

But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.”

But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Jesus answered him, “I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where the Jews always meet. I said nothing in secret.

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

preaching God’s Kingdom, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.

and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’

From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”

But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,

I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.