Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 24:3, the disciples ask Jesus for the sign of his coming and the end of the age—the very question that prompts this verse as part of Jesus' answer.
In Matthew 13:38, the field is the world and the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, reinforcing that the whole world is the sphere of the kingdom.
In Matthew 26:13, Jesus says the gospel will be proclaimed in the whole world, directly matching the prediction here about global proclamation.
Matthew 9:35 describes Jesus preaching the gospel of the kingdom — the same message that will reach all nations as in Matthew 24:14.
Matthew 10:7 gives the disciples the initial commission to preach the kingdom — which later expands to all nations in Matthew 24:14.
Matthew 4:23 shows Jesus preaching the gospel of the kingdom locally — the same gospel that will be preached worldwide in Matthew 24:14.
In Revelation 14:6, an angel proclaims the eternal gospel to every nation, tribe, language, and people—a visionary parallel to the global mission.
In Colossians 1:23, Paul states the gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, a direct fulfillment of the worldwide proclamation.
In Colossians 1:6, Paul says the gospel is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, mirroring the global spread predicted.
In Romans 16:26, the gospel is explicitly made known to all nations, directly paralleling the worldwide testimony in Matthew.
In Romans 15:18-21, Paul describes his own missionary work from Jerusalem to Illyricum, fulfilling the spread of the gospel to all nations.
In Romans 10:18, Paul quotes Psalm 19:4 to affirm that the gospel message has already gone out to all the earth, directly echoing the worldwide scope.
Luke 24:47 commands repentance and remission preached to all nations — the same global mission predicted in Matthew 24:14.
Mark 16:15 is the Great Commission to preach the gospel to every creature — the global mission that Matthew 24:14 says will precede the end.
Acts 1:8 commissions witness to the ends of the earth, directly fulfilling the global proclamation Jesus predicted here.
In Mark 13:10, the parallel passage states the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations, identical in meaning to this verse.
Acts 20:25 records Paul preaching the kingdom of God — part of the fulfillment of the global witness in Matthew 24:14.