31 Then Jesus and the twelve came to Capernaum.
CHAPTER 145.
Jesus speaks on the establishment of the Christine kingdom and the future coming of the Lord in power. Exhorts to faithfulness. Parable of the unjust judge. Parable of the Pharisee and the publican.
A company of Pharisees came up to speak with Jesus and they said, Rabboni, we have heard you say, The kingdom is at hand.
2 We read in Daniel that the God of heaven will form a kingdom, and we ask, Is this the kingdom of the God you speak about? If so, when will it come?
3 And Jesus said, The prophets all have told about this kingdom of the God, and it is just at hand; but men can never see it come.
4 It never can be seen with carnal eyes; it is within.
5 Lo, I have said, and now I say again, None but the pure in heart can see the king, and all the pure in heart are subjects of the king.
6 Reform, and turn away from sin; prepare you, O prepare! the kingdom is at hand.
7 And then he spoke to his disciples and he said, The seasons of the son of man are past.