A Prayer
of Jesus		 I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
THY KINGDOM COME
THE KINGDOM NEAR
Matthew 4:17
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17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying,
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"Repent, for the kingdom 
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Matthew 6:9-10
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9 Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
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Matthew 10:7
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7 And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
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Matthew 24:32-33
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32 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
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33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
34 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
36 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
Mark 1:14-15
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14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
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15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel."
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Mark 13:28-29
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28 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
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29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
30 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away before all these things take place.
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
32 "But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Luke 4:42-43
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42 And when it was day he departed and went into a lonely place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them;
43 but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose."
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Luke 11:2
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2 And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
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Luke 10:9
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9 heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
Luke 21:29-31
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29 And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 as soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.
31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place.
33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
THE KINGDOM PRESENT
Matthew 12:25-28
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25 Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand;
26 and if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
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27 And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Matthew 11:12-13
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12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John;
Luke 11:17-20
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17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and divided household falls.
18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul.
19 And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your  judges.
20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Luke 16:16
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16 "The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently.
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Luke 17:20-21
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20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;
21 nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
THE KINGDOM COMING
Matthew 16:28
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8 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
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Matthew 26:26-29
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26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
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27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you;

28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
29 I tell you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."
Mark 9:1
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1 And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."
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Mark 14:22-25
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22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."
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23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.
24 And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
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25 Truly, I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."
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27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
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Luke 22:15-18
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15 And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer;
16 for I tell you I shall not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
17 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, "Take this, and divide it among yourselves;
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18 for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
THE KINGDOM COME
(The crucifixion story below establishes the exact time of the coming of the kingdom when read in the light of Luke 22:18 above. John's account of the crucifixion makes the connection directly.)
Matthew 27:33-34
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33 And when they came to a place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull),
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34 they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.
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35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots;
36 then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
37 And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."
38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.
39 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads
40 and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
42 "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
44 And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
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45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
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Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" that is, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
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47 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "This man is calling Eli'jah."
48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.
49 But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Eli'jah will come to save him."
50 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
Mark 15:22-39
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22 And they brought him to the place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull).
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23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.
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24 And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
25 And it was the third hour, when they crucified him.
26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."
27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
29 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
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31 So also the chief priests mocked him to one another with the scribes, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." 
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Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
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33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour 
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Jesus cried with a loud voice, "E'lo-i, E'lo-i, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Eli'jah."
36 And one ran and, filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink,  L
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saying,"Wait, let us see whether Eli'jah will come to take him down."
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37 And Jesus
uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last.
Luke 23:36-49
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36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him vinegar,
37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
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38 There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews."
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39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."
42 And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
43 And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land .
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until the ninth hour,
45 while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
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46 Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.
John 19:17-33
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17 So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Gol'gotha.
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18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.
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19 Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
20 Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.
21 The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, "I am King of the Jews.'"
22 Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was without seam, woven from top to bottom;
24 so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be." This was to fulfil the scripture, "They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots."
25 So the soldiers did this. But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Mag'dalene.
26 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"
27 Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
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28 After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), "I thirst."
29 A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth.
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30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished"; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
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