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Source language
Original Greek   
⸀καὶ λέγων· Μετανοεῖτε, ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
rkai legon* Metanoeite, eggiken gar e basileia ton ouranon.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et dicens paenitentiam agite adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And saying, Repent you: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And saying, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Authorized (King James) Version   
and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
New King James Version   
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
21st Century King James Version   
and saying, “Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And he said, “Return to God, the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.”
Darby Bible Translation   
and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
God's Word   
"Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
and saying, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!"
International Standard Version   
"Repent, because the kingdom from heaven is near!"
NET Bible   
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
New American Standard Bible   
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
New International Version   
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
New Living Translation   
"Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Weymouth New Testament   
"Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."
The World English Bible   
"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
EasyEnglish Bible   
He told people, ‘You have done many wrong things. You must turn away from them and change how you live. Do this now, because the kingdom of heaven has come very near.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
New Life Version   
He said, “Be sorry for your sins and turn from them! The holy nation of heaven is near.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
and said, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
The Voice Bible   
John: Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near.
Living Bible   
“Turn from your sins . . . turn to God . . . for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming soon.”
New Catholic Bible   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.” This was the man of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said:
Legacy Standard Bible   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Christian Standard Bible   
and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And saying, Repent (think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
New Century Version   
John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
The Message   
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.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
“Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near!”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
New Matthew Bible   
saying, Repent: the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Good News Translation®   
“Turn away from your sins,” he said, “because the Kingdom of heaven is near!”
Wycliffe Bible   
and said, Do ye penance, for the kingdom of heavens shall approach.
New Testament for Everyone   
“Repent!” he was saying. “The kingdom of heaven is coming!”
Contemporary English Version   
He said, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
In due course John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the Judean desert: “You must change your hearts—for the kingdom of Heaven has arrived!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
“Change your hearts and lives! Here comes the kingdom of heaven!”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
[and] saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
New American Standard Bible   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
The Expanded Bible   
John said, “·Change your hearts and lives [Repent] because the kingdom of heaven ·is near [has drawn near; is at hand].”
Tree of Life Version   
“Turn away from your sins, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”
Revised Standard Version   
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
New International Reader's Version   
He said, “Turn away from your sins! The kingdom of heaven has come near.”
BRG Bible   
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Complete Jewish Bible   
“Turn from your sins to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
He said, `Stop doing wrong things and turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven is almost here.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
saying, Make teshuva, for the Malchut HaShomayim has come near.
Names of God Bible   
“Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Modern English Version   
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because God’s kingdom is now very near.”
International Children’s Bible   
John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.”
Lexham English Bible   
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!”
New International Version - UK   
and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn-near”.