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Matthew 4:17

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 4:17 BSB

Matthew 4:17 has 24 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 24 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 3:2 (41 votes) and Mark 1:14–15 (29 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Proverbs 8 to Hebrews 6.

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Which verses does Matthew 4:17 point to?

The 20 strongest of 24, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Matthew 3:241 votes

    and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

  2. Mark 1:14–1529 votes

    After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

  3. Acts 2:3829 votes

    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  4. Luke 5:3220 votes

    I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

  5. Luke 24:4719 votes

    and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

  6. Acts 17:3016 votes

    Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

  7. Matthew 9:1313 votes

    But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

  8. Luke 15:713 votes

    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

  9. Acts 26:2013 votes

    First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

  10. Luke 15:1011 votes

    In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

  11. Acts 3:1911 votes
  12. 2 Timothy 2:25–2611 votes
  13. Matthew 13:4710 votes
  14. Matthew 25:110 votes
  15. Acts 11:1810 votes
  16. Acts 20:2110 votes
  17. Matthew 10:79 votes
  18. Hebrews 6:19 votes
  19. Luke 10:11–148 votes
  20. Matthew 11:127 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 4:17?

The 10 strongest of 22.