And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And as ye go, preach - πορευομενοι δε κηρυσσετε, and as you proceed, proclaim like heralds - make this proclamation wherever ye go, and while ye are journeying. Preach and travel; and, as ye travel, preach - proclaim salvation to all you meet. Wherever the ministers of Christ go, they find lost, ruined souls; and, wherever they find them, they should proclaim Jesus, and his power to save. For an explanation of the word proclaim or preach, see on Matthew 3:1 (note).
From this commission we learn what the grand subject of apostolic preaching was - The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand! This was the great message. "They preached," says Quesnel, "to establish the faith; the kingdom, to animate the hope; of heaven, to inspire the love of heavenly things, and the contempt of earthly; which is at hand, that men may prepare for it without delay."
The kingdom of heaven is at hand - Or, more literally, the "reign" of heaven, or of God, draws near. See the notes at Matthew 3:2.