Matthew 4:17
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נָחַם
nâcham
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavora...
מַלְכוּ
malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Key Terms in This Verse
נָחַם nâcham
properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)
Study H5162 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →חָלַל châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Study H2490 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Study G2424 →Cross References
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
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