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But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

'Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'

"But if I cast out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

And again He said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

"In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.

"And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

Now when one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John came; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

Now He was questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, and He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs that can be observed;

nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

But Jesus called for the little ones, saying, "Allow the children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

"Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."

And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!"

And He said to them, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

Now while they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

"So you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.

for I say to you, I shall not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."