Jesus, the Christ: Kingdom of Its Nature

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  1. Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. …
  2. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  3. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  4. Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
  5. Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
  6. Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
  7. “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
  8. So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
  9. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
  10. For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. …