:TEXT: "Jesus began preaching and saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.'" : all Greek most lat vg syr(p,h,pal) cop : KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: "Jesus began preaching and saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'" : one lat syr(c,s) : NEBnCOMMENTS: While it is possible that the words "repent, for" were added to make this verse read like Matthew 3:2, it seems that the words are original since all Greek manuscripts include them.