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- «A PARALLEL BIBLE STUDY»
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- THE KINGDOM OF GOD & THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - ARE THEY THE SAME?
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- "Some scholars have tried to distinguish between the kingdom of heaven
- and the kingdom of God, but there is severe difficulty with this. A compar-
- ison of Jesus' teaching regarding the kingdom of heaven and the the kingdom
- of God shows that at the same places and same times He said the same things
- about both. They are simply two phrases for one concept." *
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- Matthew 4 Mark 1
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- 12 Now when Jesus had heard that 14 Now after that John was put in
- John was cast into prison, he prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
- departed into Galilee; preaching the gospel of «the kingdom»
- 17 From that time Jesus began to «of God,» 15 And saying, The time
- preach, and to say, Repent: for «the» is fulfilled, and «the kingdom of»
- «kingdom of heaven» is at hand. 18 «God» is at hand: repent ye, and
- And Jesus, walking by the sea of believe the gospel. 16 Now as he
- Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw
- called Peter, and Andrew his brother, Simon and Andrew his brother casting
- casting a net into the sea: for they a net into the sea: for they were
- were fishers. 19 And he saith unto fishers.
- them, Follow me, and I will make you 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come
- fishers of men. ye after me, and I will make you to
- become fishers of men.
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- Matthew 5 Luke 6
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- 1 And seeing the multitudes, he 19 And the whole multitude sought
- went up into a mountain: and when he to touch him: for there went virtue
- was set, his disciples came unto him: out of him, and healed them all. 20
- 2 And he opened his mouth, and And he lifted up his eyes on his
- taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are disciples, and said, Blessed be ye
- the poor in spirit: for theirs is poor: for yours is «the kingdom of»
- «the kingdom of heaven.» «God.» 21 Blessed are ye that
- 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for hunger now: for ye shall be filled.
- they shall be comforted. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye
- 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye,
- shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed when men shall hate you, and when
- are they which do hunger and thirst they shall separate you from their
- after righteousness: for they shall company, and shall reproach you, and
- be filled. 7 Blessed are the cast out your name as evil, for the
- merciful: for they shall obtain Son of man's sake.
- mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap
- heart: for they shall see God. 9 for joy: for, behold, your reward is
- Blessed are the peacemakers: for they great in heaven: for in the like
- shall be called the children of God. manner did their fathers unto the
- 10 Blessed are they which are prophets.
- persecuted for righteousness' sake: 24 But woe unto you that are rich!
- for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. for ye have received your
- 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall consolation.
- revile you, and persecute you, and 25 Woe unto you that are full! for
- shall say all manner of evil against ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that
- you falsely, for my sake. laugh now! for ye shall mourn and
- 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men
- for great is your reward in heaven: shall speak well of you! for so did
- for so persecuted they the prophets their fathers to the false prophets.
- which were before you.
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- Matthew 10 Luke 9
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- 1 And when he had called unto him 1 Then he called his twelve
- his twelve disciples, he gave them disciples together, and gave them
- power against unclean spirits, to power and authority over all devils,
- cast them out, and to heal all manner and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent
- of sickness and all manner of them to preach «the kingdom of God,»
- disease. and to heal the sick. 3 And he said
- 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, unto them, Take nothing for your
- and commanded them, saying, Go not journey, neither staves, nor scrip,
- into the way of the Gentiles, and neither bread, neither money; neither
- into any city of the Samaritans enter have two coats apiece.
- ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost
- sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And
- as ye go, preach, saying, «The»
- «kingdom of heaven is at hand.»
- 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the
- lepers, raise the dead, cast out
- devils: freely ye have received,
- freely give. 9 Provide neither
- gold, nor silver, nor brass in your
- purses, 10 Nor scrip for your
- journey, neither two coats, neither
- shoes, nor yet staves: for the
- workman is worthy of his meat.
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- Matthew 13 Mark 4
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- 31 Another parable put he forth 30 And he said, Whereunto shall we
- unto them, saying, «The kingdom of» liken «the kingdom of God?» or with
- «heaven» is like to a grain of what comparison shall we compare it?
- mustard seed, which a man took, and 31 It is like a grain of mustard
- sowed in his field: seed, which, when it is sown in the
- 32 Which indeed is the least of all earth, is less than all the seeds
- seeds: but when it is grown, it is that be in the earth:
- the greatest among herbs, and 32 But when it is sown, it groweth
- becometh a tree, so that the birds of up, and becometh greater than all
- the air come and lodge in the herbs, and shooteth out great
- branches thereof. branches; so that the fowls of the
- 33 Another parable spake he unto air may lodge under the shadow of it.
- them; 33 And with many such parables spake
- he the word unto them, as they were
- able to hear it.
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- Matthew 13 Mark 4
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- 10 And the disciples came, and said 10 And when he was alone, they that
- unto him, Why speakest thou unto them were about him with the twelve asked
- in parables? of him the parable.
- 11 He answered and said unto them, 11 And he said unto them, Unto you
- Because it is given unto you to know it is given to know the mystery of
- the mysteries of «the kingdom of» «the kingdom of God:» but unto them
- «heaven,» but to them it is not that are without, all these things
- given. are done in parables: 12 That
- 13 Therefore speak I to them in seeing they may see, and not
- parables: because they seeing see perceive; and hearing they may hear,
- not; and hearing they hear not, and not understand; lest at any time
- neither do they understand. they should be converted, and their
- 14 And in them is fulfilled the sins should be forgiven them.
- prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By
- hearing ye shall hear, and shall not
- understand; and seeing ye shall see,
- and shall not perceive: 15 For this
- people's heart is waxed gross, and
- their ears are dull of hearing, and
- their eyes they have closed; lest at
- any time they should see with their
- eyes and hear with their ears, and
- should understand with their heart,
- and should be converted, and I should
- heal them.
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- Matthew 19 Mark 10
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- 13 Then were there brought unto him 13 And they brought young children
- little children, that he should put to him, that he should touch them:
- his hands on them, and pray: and the and his disciples rebuked those that
- disciples rebuked them. brought them.
- 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was
- children, and forbid them not, to much displeased, and said unto them,
- come unto me: for of such is «the» Suffer the little children to come
- «kingdom of heaven.» 15 And he laid unto me, and forbid them not: for of
- his hands on them, and departed such is «the kingdom of God.» 15
- thence. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever
- shall not receive «the kingdom of»
- «God» as a little child, he shall not
- enter therein. 16 And he took them
- up in his arms, put his hands upon
- them, and blessed them.
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- Matthew 19 Luke 18
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- 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt 22 Now when Jesus heard these
- be perfect, go and sell that thou things, he said unto him, Yet lackest
- hast, and give to the poor, and thou thou one thing: sell all that thou
- shalt have treasure in heaven: and hast, and distribute unto the poor,
- come and follow me. 22 But when and thou shalt have treasure in
- the young man heard that saying, he heaven: and come, follow me.
- went away sorrowful: for he had great 23 And when he heard this, he was
- possessions. 23 Then said Jesus very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
- unto his disciples, Verily I say unto 24 And when Jesus saw that he was
- you, That a rich man shall hardly very sorrowful, he said, How hardly
- enter into «the kingdom of heaven.» shall they that have riches enter
- 24 And again I say unto you, It is into «the kingdom of God!»
- easier for a camel to go through the 25 For it is easier for a camel to
- eye of a needle, than for a rich man go through a needle's eye, than for a
- to enter into «the kingdom of God.» rich man to enter into «the kingdom»
- 25 When his disciples heard it, «of God.» 26 And they that heard it
- they were exceedingly amazed, saying, said, Who then can be saved? 27 And
- Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus he said, The things which are
- beheld them, and said unto them, With impossible with men are possible with
- men this is impossible; but with God God.
- all things are possible.
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- * White, William Jr. «Theological & Grammatical Phrasebook of the Bible»
- (Chicago: Moody Press, 1984) pg. 63.
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