Matthew 3:2 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

KJV

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

John Baptist is the first to preach the Kingdom of Heaven, that the forerunner of the Lord may have this honourable privilege.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Is at hand - As if he had said, God is about to erect that kingdom, spoken of by Daniel, Dan. ii, 44; vii, 13, 14; the kingdom of the God of heaven. It properly signifies here, the Gospel dispensation, in which subjects were to be gathered to God by his Son, and a society to be formed, which was to subsist first on earth, and afterward with God in glory.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Repent - Μετανοειτε. This was the matter of the preaching. The verb μετανοεω is either compounded of μετα, after, and νοειν to understand, which signifies that, after hearing such preaching, the sinner is led to understand, that the way he has walked in was the way of misery, death, and hell.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

These verses describe the ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ: it is a ministry that deserves close attention. Few preachers ever produced such effects as John the Baptist: “There went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region round about Jordan.”None ever received such praise from the great head of the church: Jesus called him “a burning and a shining light” ( John 5:35 ); the great Bishop of souls Himself declared, that “among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.”

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγων·	legōn	saying;	G3004 →
μετανοεῖτε·	metanoeite	do repent;	G3340 →
ἤγγικεν	ēngiken	has drawn near	G1448 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
βασιλεία	basileia	kingdom	G932 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
οὐρανῶν.	ouranōn	heavens.	G3772 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 4:17
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
leads to
- Acts 2:38
  Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 1:14–15
  After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
Through
Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
leads to
- Hebrews 10:36
  You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Matthew 26:42
  A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- Matthew 12:50
  For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
- John 4:34
  Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
  Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Through
Mark 1:15
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
leads to
- Acts 20:21
  testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.