“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
(Mark 1:15)
“I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”
(Luke 4:43)
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”
(Matthew 5:17)
“All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
(Matthew 11:27)
“I and the Father are one.”
(John 10:30)
“Before Abraham was born, I am.”
(John 8:58)
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
(John 14:6)
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
(Luke 19:10)
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
(Mark 10:45)
“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
(Luke 5:32)
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.”
(John 3:16-17)
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
(Luke 4:18-19)
“Behold, the sower went out to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road… others fell on the rocky places… others fell among the thorns… and others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop… He who has ears, let him hear.”
(Matthew 13:3-9)
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat… Allow both to grow together until the harvest…”
(Matthew 13:24-30)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants… The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”
(Matthew 13:31-33)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”
(Matthew 13:44-46)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.”
(Matthew 13:47-48)
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? … there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”
(Luke 15:4-7)
“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? … there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
(Luke 15:8-10)
“A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ … But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. … ‘this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’”
(Luke 15:11-32)
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. … ‘Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’”
(Matthew 18:23-35)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. … ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’”
(Matthew 20:1-16)
“A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went. The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?”
(Matthew 21:28-31)
“There was a landowner who planted a vineyard… and rented it out to vine-growers… But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’”
(Matthew 21:33-41)
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. … ‘Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’”
(Matthew 22:2-14)
“The kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. … ‘Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.’”
(Matthew 25:1-13)
“It is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. … ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’”
(Matthew 25:14-30)
“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers… But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion… Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?”
(Luke 10:30-37)
“The land of a rich man was very productive. And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ … ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’”
(Luke 12:16-21)
“A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. … ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”
(Luke 13:6-9)
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. … ‘I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.’”
(Luke 18:10-14)
“In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ … ‘will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night?’”
(Luke 18:2-8)
“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen… And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate… ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.’”
(Luke 16:19-31)
“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’… but I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court.”
(Matthew 5:21-22)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
(Matthew 5:27-28)
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
(Matthew 22:37-39)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness.”
(Matthew 23:23)
“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
(Matthew 16:24-25)
“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.”
(Luke 14:26)
“No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
(Luke 9:62)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”
(John 13:34)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. … unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. … For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
(John 3:3,5,16)
“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water. … everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
(John 4:10,13-14)
“I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. … I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”
(John 6:35,51)
“I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
(John 8:12)
“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. … I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. … My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
(John 10:11,14-15,27-28)
“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.”
(John 11:25-26)
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. … If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. … I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
(John 14:6,15; 15:5)
“Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You… This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. … I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
(John 17:1,3,20-21)
“The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”
(Mark 8:31)
“This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.”
(Matthew 26:28)
“It is finished!”
(John 19:30)
“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations… and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
(Matthew 28:18-20)
“Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
(John 20:21)
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses… to the remotest part of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8)
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? … I am Jesus whom you are persecuting… I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.”
(Acts 9:4-6,16)
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
(Acts 20:35)
“This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me. … This cup is the new covenant in My blood.”
(1 Corinthians 11:24-25)
“I know your deeds… But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent…”
(Revelation 2:2,4-5)
“Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
(Revelation 2:10)
“Because you are lukewarm… I will spit you out of My mouth. … Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock…”
(Revelation 3:16,19-20)
“Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.”
(Revelation 1:17-18)
“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me… I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
(Revelation 22:12-13)
“Yes, I am coming quickly.”
(Revelation 22:20)
βασιλεία (basileia)
Strong’s G932
Primary range: kingdom, royal rule, reign, dominion.
In Jesus’ speech the term almost always denotes the active reign of God breaking into the present age while awaiting consummation. Frequent collocations: “kingdom of God / of heaven,” “enter the kingdom,” “seek first the kingdom.”
Key clusters: Mark 1:15; Matthew 13 (parables); Luke 17:20-21; John 3:3-5; Matthew 6:33.
μετανοέω (metanoeō)
Strong’s G3340
Primary range: change one’s mind, repent, turn.
Denotes a decisive reorientation of mind and life toward God, not mere remorse. Often paired with “believe” or “kingdom.”
Key clusters: Mark 1:15; Luke 5:32; Luke 15 (Lost Sheep/Coin/Son); Revelation 2–3 (letters to the churches).
πιστεύω (pisteuō)
Strong’s G4100
Primary range: believe, trust, entrust oneself to.
In Johannine usage especially, the verb carries the sense of personal reliance that results in eternal life. Frequently absolute or with εἰς (“into”) construction.
Key clusters: John 3:16, 18, 36; John 5:24; John 6:29, 35, 47; John 11:25-26; John 14:1.
ἐγώ εἰμι (egō eimi)
Strong’s G1473 + G1510
Primary range: I am / I exist.
Absolute or with predicate nominative. In John the absolute form echoes Exodus 3:14 and functions as a claim of divine identity. With predicates it discloses specific roles (bread, light, shepherd, vine, way, resurrection).
Key clusters: John 6:35, 48, 51; John 8:12, 58; John 10:7, 11, 14; John 11:25; John 14:6; John 15:1, 5; Revelation 1:17; 22:13.
υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (huios tou anthrōpou)
Strong’s G5207 + G444
Primary range: Son of Man.
Jesus’ preferred self-designation. Combines ordinary human reference with Daniel 7:13-14 authority, suffering, and eschatological glory.
Key clusters: Mark 8:31; Mark 10:45; Luke 19:10; Matthew 16:13-28; Matthew 24–25; John 5:27.
ἀγαπάω (agapaō)
Strong’s G25
Primary range: love (volitional, self-giving).
In Jesus’ speech the verb describes the Father’s love for the Son, the Son’s love for the disciples, and the new commandment of mutual love that marks true discipleship.
Key clusters: John 3:16; John 13:34-35; John 14:21-23; John 15:9-13; John 17:23-26.
μένω (menō)
Strong’s G3306
Primary range: remain, abide, dwell, continue.
Central to the Vine discourse: mutual indwelling of Jesus and the disciple is the condition for fruit-bearing. Also used of the Spirit’s permanent presence.
Key clusters: John 14:10, 17, 25; John 15:4-10; 1 John (echoes).
λύτρον / λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν (lytron anti pollōn)
Strong’s G3083
Primary range: ransom, price of release.
Appears in the explicit mission statement of Mark 10:45 / Matthew 20:28. Frames the death of the Son of Man as a substitutionary payment that secures release for the many.
ζωή (zōē) / ζωὴ αἰώνιος (zōē aiōnios)
Strong’s G2222
Primary range: life / eternal life.
In John the phrase is virtually interchangeable with knowing the Father and the Son (John 17:3) and is possessed already by the one who believes.
Key clusters: John 3:15-16, 36; John 5:24; John 6:27, 40, 47, 54; John 10:10, 28; John 11:25-26; John 17:2-3.
ἔρχομαι (erchomai) – especially “I am coming”
Strong’s G2064
Primary range: come, go.
In the final discourses and Revelation the present-tense “I am coming quickly” functions as both promise and warning.
Key clusters: John 14:3, 18, 28; Revelation 2:5, 16; 3:11; 22:7, 12, 20.
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