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Matthew 21:43

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Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
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  1. Matthew 21:41Rank 1 from verse 43
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    41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

  2. Matthew 8:11–12Rank 2 from verse 43
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    11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

    12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  3. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 3 from verse 43
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  4. John 3:3Rank 4 from verse 43
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    3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

  5. Isaiah 26:2Rank 5 from verse 43
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    2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

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Matthew 21:43

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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fruits

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Sense 1: The produce of a plant; offspring. Sense 2: The result and effect of conduct.

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42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

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44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

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