Matthew 3:2

• ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 3:2 καὶ λέγων, Μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν

(Textus Receptus, Theodore Beza, 1598)

• Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition)

• Matthew 3:2 and saying, “Repent everyone, because the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

(Textus Receptus Version)

Greek

Textus Receptus

• 1514 (Complutensian Polyglot)

Desiderius Erasmus

• 1516 (Erasmus 1st Novum Instrumentum omne)
• 1519 (Erasmus 2nd)
• 1522 (Erasmus 3rd Novum Testamentum omne)
• 1527 (Erasmus 4th)
• 1535 (Erasmus 5th)

Colinæus

• 1534 (Colinæus)

Stephanus (Robert Estienne)

• 1546 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 1st)
• 1549 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 2nd)
• 1550 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 3rd - Editio Regia)
• 1551 (Robert Estienne (Stephanus) 4th)

Theodore Beza

• 1565 (Beza 1st)
• 1565 (Beza Octavo 1st)
• 1567 (Beza Octavo 2nd)
• 1580 (Beza Octavo 3rd)
• 1582 (Beza 2nd)
• 1589 (Beza 3rd)
• 1590 (Beza Octavo 4th)
• 1598 (Beza 4th)

See Also Matthew 1:1 Beza 1598 (Beza)

• 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)

Elzevir

• 1624 (Elzevir)
• 1633 (Elzevir)
• 1641 (Elzevir)

Scholz

• 1841 (Scholz)

Scrivener

• 1894 (? ????? ???T???)

Other Greek

• 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
• (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
• 1881 (Westcott & Hort)
• (Greek orthodox Church)

Anglo Saxon Translations

• 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)

• 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)

English Translations

• 1380 (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

• 1395 and seide, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes shal neiye. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

• 1534 saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

• 1535 saynge: Amede youre selues, the kyngdome of heuen is at honde. (Coverdale Bible)

• 1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

• 1540 and sayeng: Repent of the life that is past, for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

• 1549 saying: Repent the kingdome of heauen is at hande. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

• 1557 (Geneva 1557)

• 1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

• 1568 Repent, for the kingdome of heauen is at hande. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

• 1582 (Rheims 1582)

• 1587 And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

• 1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

• 1611 And saying, Repent yee: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand. (King James Version)

• 1729 and saying, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of the Messiah draws nigh." (Mace New Testament)

• 1745 And saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

• 1762 (King James Version)

• 1769 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

• 1770 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand: (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

• 1790 In those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

• 1795 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

• 1833 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

• 1835 Reform, for the Reign of Heaven approaches. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

• 1849 and saying, Repent! the kingdom of heaven hath drawn nigh. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

• 1850 (King James Version by Committee)

• 1851 and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath approached. (Murdock Translation)

• 1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

• 1858 Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

• 1865 Reform ye; has come nigh for the majesty of the heavens. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

• 1865 and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

• 1869 saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

• 1873 and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

• 1885 saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

• 1890 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

• 1898 and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,' (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

• 1901 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

• 1902 saying, Repent ye,––for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

• 1902 saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

• 1904 saying, "Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near; (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

• 1904 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

• 1911 (Syrus Scofield)

• 1912 (Weymouth New Testament)

• 1918 saying: Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

• 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

• 1982 (New King James Version)

• 1984 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” (New International Version)

• 1995 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

• 1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

• 2005 (Today’s New International Version)

• (BBE)
• and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
• and saying, “Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” (21st Century King James Version)
• “Change your hearts and lives! Here comes the kingdom of heaven!” (Common English Bible)
• “Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near.” (GOD’S WORD Translation)
• He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.” (Contemporary English Version)
• “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” (New Living Translation)
• And saying, Repent (think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Amplified Bible)
• 1-2 While Jesus was living in the Galilean hills, John, called “the Baptizer,” was preaching in the desert country of Judea. His message was simple and austere, like his desert surroundings: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.” (The Message)
• He said, “Turn away from your sins! The kingdom of heaven is near.” (New International Reader's Version)
• (Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

• قائلا توبوا لانه قد اقترب ملكوت السموات. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

• ܘܐܡܪ ܬܘܒܘ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

• Eta cioela, Emenda çaitezte: ecen ceruètaco resumá hurbil da.

Bulgarian

• 1940 Покайте се понеже наближи небесното царство. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

• 1 天 国 近 了 ， 你 们 应 当 悔 改 ！ (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

• 1 天 國 近 了 ， 你 們 應 當 悔 改 ！ (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

• et disant: Repentez-vous, car le royaume des cieux s'est approché. (French Darby)

• 1744 Et disant : Convertissez-vous; car le Royaume des cieux est proche. (Martin 1744)

• 1744 Et disant: Repentez-vous, car le royaume des cieux est proche. (Ostervald 1744)

German

• 1545 und sprach: Tut Buße; das Himmelreich ist nahe herbeikommen! (Luther 1545)

• 1871 und spricht: Tut Buße, denn das Reich der Himmel ist nahe gekommen. (Elberfelder 1871)

• 1912 und sprach: Tut Buße, das Himmelreich ist nahe herbeigekommen! (Luther 1912)

Italian

• 1649 Ravvedetevi, perciocchè il regno de’ cieli è vicino. (Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

• 1927 Ravvedetevi, poiché il regno de’ cieli è vicino. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

• 1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

• et dicens paenitentiam agite adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum Latin Vulgate

• 1527 (Erasmus 1527)

• 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

• 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

• 2010 El zicea: ,,Pocăiţi-vă, căci Împărăţia cerurilor este aproape.`` (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

• 1876 и говорит: покайтесь, ибо приблизилось Царство Небесное. Russian Synodal Version

Phonetically:

Spanish

• Y diciendo: Arrepentíos, que el reino de los cielos se ha acercado. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

• 1917 och sade: »Gören bättring, ty himmelriket är nära.» (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

• 1905 Mangagsisi kayo; sapagka't malapit na ang kaharian ng langit. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

• 1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

• 1934 rằng: Các ngươi phải ăn năn, vì nước thiên đàng đã đến gần! (VIET)

See Also

• Matthew 3:2 Timeline