Reino dos céus

Treasure and pearl

44 "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in a field,* which a man found and re-hid, and in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

45 "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who upon finding one very valuable pearl went and sold everything he had and bought it.*

Mustard seed

31 He put another parable to them, saying: "The kingdom of the heavens is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; 32 which indeed is smaller than all the seeds,* but when it is grown it is greater than all the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and rest*, not the branches. But shade moves with the sun, and with the wind—how can you build a nest in something that keeps moving around (the Text actually says ‘under its shade’)? in its branches."

Yeast

33 He spoke another parable to them: "The kingdom of the heavens is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened."

Wheat and tares

24 He put another parable to them, saying: "The kingdom of the heavens is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while the people were sleeping his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away. 26 But when the stalk sprouted and produced fruit, then the tares also appeared.* 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy did it.’ The servants said to him, ‘So do you want us to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said: ‘No, lest gathering up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn." ’ "

"Wheat and tares" explained

36 Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples approached Him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." 37 So He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of the Man. 38 The field is the world; as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, while the tares are the sons of the malignant one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Therefore just as the tares are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of the Man will send out His angels,* and they will collect out of His kingdom everything that is offensive, and those who perpetrate lawlessness;* 42 and they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

A seine

47 "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they pulled upon the shore; and sitting down they collected the good into vessels, but threw out the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth and will separate the malignant out from among the righteous, 50 and they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,

for they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,*

for they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness,

for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy.* exalts mercy over judgment." This accords with the description that Jehovah gave of Himself to Moses, on that rarest of occasions: "Jehovah, God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth; keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children unto the third and the fourth generation" (Exodus 34:6-7). He keeps mercy to the 1000th generation, He punishes to the 4th; the proportion is 250:1. That is why it is important that we show mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted on account of righteousness,

for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.*

For disciples

11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and speak all kinds of evil against you, lying, because of Me. 12 Rejoice and exult, because your reward in the heavens is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

How to be ‘big’ in the Kingdom

1 At that time the disciples approached Jesus saying, "Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?" 2 So Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said: "Assuredly I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of the heavens. 4 Therefore whoever will humble himself like this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.

14 So Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens."

23 Then Jesus said to His disciples: "Assuredly I say to you that only with difficulty will a rich person enter into the kingdom of the heavens. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God."* 25 Upon hearing it His disciples were really flabbergasted saying, "Who then can be saved?" 26 So looking at them Jesus said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

We have to do the Father’s will

21 "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.* the will of the Father, we will not enter the Kingdom.

19 Therefore, whoever annuls one of the least of these commandments and teaches that to the people will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens. 20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees you will absolutely not enter the kingdom of the heavens!*

9 Therefore, you pray like this:

‘Our Father who is in the heavens,

let Your name be reverenced;

10 let Your kingdom come,

let Your will be done, on the earth just as in heaven.

1 Now in those days John the Baptizer began preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!"

Jesus calls four fishermen

17 From then on Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near."*

7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has come near.’

11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens;

11 Assuredly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer; but he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.* 12 But from the days of John the Baptizer until now the kingdom of the heavens is being aggressive and aggressive people are seizing upon it.*

32 "Do not fear, little flock, because it pleased the Father to give you the Kingdom.

5 Because you can know this for sure: no fornicator, nor anyone who is morally corrupt or insatiable (actually an idolater),* has any inheritance in the Kingdom of the Christ and God.*