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NASB					Matt 3:2 "^ARepent³³⁴⁰, for ^Bthe kingdom⁹³² of heaven³⁷⁷² ¹is at hand¹⁴⁴⁸."
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 3:2 "¹Repent [change your inner self--your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God's purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

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Lit has come near

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Jews believed they would automatically be granted entrance into the Messianic kingdom, so this new teaching that repentance was required was very difficult to accept.

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Matt 4:17 ¶ From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Dan 2:44 "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.

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Greek Heb.

932

basileia; from 936; kingdom, sovereignty, royal power:--kingdom(159), kingdoms(3), reigns*(1).

1448

eggizô; from 1451; to make near, refl. to come near:--approached(10), approaching(7), came(1), came close(1), came near(1), come near(2), comes near(2), coming near(1), draw near(3), drawing near(2), hand(7), near(5).

3340

metanoeô; from 3326 and 3539; to change one's mind or purpose:--repent(26), repented(5), repents(3).

3772

ouranos; a prim. word; heaven:--air(9), heaven(218), heavenly*(1), heavens(24), sky(22).

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