the kingdom of god
What does the Bible say about the kingdom of god? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
13 passages · most helpful first
33Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.
17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.
36Jesus responded: “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my ministers would certainly strive so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not now from here.”
15and saying: “For the time has been fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent and believe in the Gospel.”
20Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved. 21And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”
17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
21And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”
10May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.
28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you.
3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1And after six days, Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John; and he led them separately to a lofty mountain alone; and he was transfigured before them.
10Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
44But in the days of those kingdoms, the God of heaven will inspire a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and his kingdom will not be handed over to another people, and it will crush and will consume all these kingdoms, and this kingdom itself will stand in eternity.