What is the Kingdom of GOD...and where is it?

Kingdom Of God

 

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 659 helpful votes

 

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

John 18:36 ESV / 505 helpful votes

 

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Luke 17:20-21 ESV / 476 helpful votes

 

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

Mark 1:15 ESV / 449 helpful votes

 

And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Romans 14:17 ESV / 426 helpful votes

 

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 4:17 ESV / 307 helpful votes

 

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Daniel 2:44 ESV / 302 helpful votes

 

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

Matthew 16:19 ESV / 276 helpful votes

 

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Revelation 11:15 ESV / 263 helpful votes

 

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

Matthew 25:34 ESV / 258 helpful votes

 

Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Acts 28:31 ESV / 250 helpful votes

 

Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

Matthew 6:10 ESV / 225 helpful votes

 

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 212 helpful votes

 

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

Matthew 12:28 ESV / 209 helpful votes

 

But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Daniel 7:27 ESV / 209 helpful votes

 

And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.’

Matthew 5:3 ESV / 203 helpful votes

 

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

John 3:3 ESV / 199 helpful votes

 

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Luke 10:9 ESV / 194 helpful votes

 

Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

Zechariah 14:9 ESV / 174 helpful votes

 

And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one.

Mark 1:14-15 ESV / 172 helpful votes

 

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Matthew 7:21 ESV / 172 helpful votes

 

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

John 3:5 ESV / 168 helpful votes

 

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Matthew 5:10 ESV / 168 helpful votes

 

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Colossians 1:13 ESV / 166 helpful votes

 

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

Luke 17:21 ESV / 166 helpful votes

 

Nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

Psalm 103:19 ESV / 165 helpful votes

 

The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ESV / 163 helpful votes

 

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Matthew 3:2 ESV / 157 helpful votes

 

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 6:9-13 ESV / 154 helpful votes

 

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Luke 11:20 ESV / 151 helpful votes

 

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

Luke 12:32 ESV / 148 helpful votes

 

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Revelation 21:1-4 ESV / 141 helpful votes

 

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

1 Corinthians 4:20 ESV / 141 helpful votes

 

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

Matthew 5:20 ESV / 137 helpful votes

 

For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 13:11 ESV / 136 helpful votes

 

And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 24:14 ESV / 134 helpful votes

 

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 19:14 ESV / 128 helpful votes

 

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 4:23 ESV / 124 helpful votes

 

And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

Luke 13:28-29 ESV / 119 helpful votes

 

In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out. And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God.

Acts 28:23 ESV / 118 helpful votes

 

When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

1 Corinthians 15:50 ESV / 115 helpful votes

 

I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Romans 2:6-8 ESV / 115 helpful votes

 

He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

Galatians 5:19-21 ESV / 114 helpful votes

 

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Isaiah 9:6-7 ESV / 113 helpful votes

 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Luke 16:16 ESV / 110 helpful votes

 

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.

Luke 9:2 ESV / 109 helpful votes

 

And he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

Revelation 5:10 ESV / 107 helpful votes

 

And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”

Matthew 13:44 ESV / 105 helpful votes

 

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Luke 4:43 ESV / 103 helpful votes

 

But he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”

Matthew 9:35 ESV / 103 helpful votes

 

And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.

Matthew 10:7 ESV / 100 helpful votes

 

And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Mark 9:1 ESV / 99 helpful votes

 

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 98 helpful votes

 

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 97 helpful votes

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 95 helpful votes

 

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Acts 8:12 ESV / 95 helpful votes

 

But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Matthew 11:12 ESV / 93 helpful votes

 

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.

John 3:16 ESV / 92 helpful votes

 

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Matthew 18:3 ESV / 92 helpful votes

 

And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:5 ESV / 92 helpful votes

 

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Revelation 20:4-6 ESV / 89 helpful votes

 

Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Acts 1:6 ESV / 85 helpful votes

 

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

Acts 3:19-21 ESV / 82 helpful votes

 

Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.

Acts 28:30-31 ESV / 79 helpful votes

 

He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

Acts 19:8 ESV / 79 helpful votes

 

And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.