Dan 2:44, Mat 13:52, 18:1-4, 23, 20:1, 22:2, 23:13, 25:1, 14, Luk 6:20, 9:2 | ESV | STEP | 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 ,

m[See ver. 3 above]

n ch. 25:19

pFor ver. 2-14, [Luke 14:16-24]

qSee Rev. 19:7

r Luke 11:52

s[ch. 16:19]

t[ch. 5:20; 21:31; Luke 7:30]

v Luke 19:13

x ch. 9:15; John 3:29; Rev. 19:7; 21:2, 9

zFor ver. 14-30, [Luke 19:12-27]

aa[Mark 13:34]

ab ch. 21:33

ad John 6:5

aeFor ver. 20-23, [Matt. 5:3-12]

af[ch. 12:32]

ag Matt. 10:5, 7, 8; [ver. 11; ch. 10:1, 9]

ah ver. 11, 60; See ch. 4:43

Daniel 2:44

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

Matthew 13:52

52 And he said to them, “Therefore every ^escribe ^fwho has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who ^gbrings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Matthew 18:1-4

Who Is the Greatest?

1 ^hAt that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ⁱturn and ^jbecome like children, you ^kwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 ^lWhoever humbles himself like this child is the ^mgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:23

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished ⁿto settle accounts with his servants. ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verses 28, 31}

Matthew 20:1

Laborers in the Vineyard

1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Matthew 22:2

2 ^p“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave ^qa wedding feast for his son,

Matthew 23:13

13 “But woe ^rto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you ^sshut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you ^tneither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation}

Matthew 25:1

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ^vten virgins who took their lamps ^{▼▼Or torches} and went to meet ^xthe bridegroom. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add and the bride}

Matthew 25:14

The Parable of the Talents

14 ^z“For ^aait will be like a man ^abgoing on a journey, who called his servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 19} and entrusted to them his property.

Luke 6:20

The Beatitudes

20 And ^adhe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^aeand said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ^afyours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 9:2

2 ^agand he sent them out to ^ahproclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.