From Nave’s Topical Bible
Kingdom of Heaven
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 37Passages listed
- 5Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
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- To a man who sowed good seedMatthew 13:24–30Matthew 13:38–43Mark 4:26–29
- To a granule of mustard seedMatthew 13:31Matthew 13:32Mark 4:30Mark 4:31Luke 13:18Luke 13:19
- To leaven (yeast)Matthew 13:33Luke 13:21
- To a treasureMatthew 13:44
- To a pearlMatthew 13:45
- To a netMatthew 13:47–50
- To a king who called his servants for a reckoning (an audit)Matthew 18:23–35
- To a householderMatthew 20:1–16
- To a king who made a marriage feast for his sonMatthew 22:2–14Luke 14:16–24
- To ten virginsMatthew 25:1–13
- To a man, traveling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goodsMatthew 25:14–30Luke 19:12–27
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- My kingdom is not of this worldJohn 18:36
- Children of theMatthew 18:3Matthew 19:14Mark 10:14Luke 18:16
- Rich people cannot enterMatthew 19:23Matthew 19:24Mark 10:23–25Luke 18:24Luke 18:25Luke 18:29Luke 18:30
- Keys ofMatthew 16:19
- Good news ofLuke 8:1
- Mysteries ofLuke 8:10
- Does not consist of meat and drinkRomans 14:17
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The passages, in Bible order (37)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Matthew 13:24–30
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Commentary on Matthew 13:24–302 voices
(Verses 24 onwards) He proposed another parable to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared. So the servants of the householder came and said to him: Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? And so, where does it get the weeds? And he said to them: An enemy has done this.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,.... Somewhat like the former, but with a different view: for whereas the design of the former was to show the different sorts of hearers that attend upon the ministry of the word, three parts in four being bad; this is to show the difference of members in churches, some being comparable to good seed, and others to tares.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 13:31
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Commentary on Matthew 13:312 voices
(Verse 31.) He proposed another parable to them, saying: The Lord was sitting in a boat, and the crowd stood on the shore: those far away, the disciples closer, could hear. He presents them with another parable, about a rich head of the household who invited guests and provided them with various foods according to the nature of their appetite. Therefore, in the previous parable, He did not say 'another' but 'another one'. For if He had said 'another', we could not expect a third; instead, He said 'another one', so that more would follow.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 13:32
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Commentary on Matthew 13:321 voice
(Verse 32) The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. It should not be a burden to the reader if we present all the parables. For those things that are obscure should be explained more fully, lest they be more entangled by excessive brevity than expounded.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Matthew 13:33
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
Commentary on Matthew 13:332 voices
(Verse 33.) And he spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened. The stomachs of different people are different: some are pleased with bitter, some with sweet, some with more harsh, and some with more gentle foods. Therefore, as we have already said, the Lord presents various parables, so that there may be different remedies according to the varieties of wounds.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Another parable spake he unto them,.... To the disciples and the multitude, and which was of the same kind, to the same purpose, and relating to the same subject as the former; the spread of the Gospel, and the increase of it in the world, The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 13:38–43
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Commentary on Matthew 13:38–432 voices
(Verse 37 onwards) And he answered, saying: The one who sows good seed is the Son of Man. But the field is the world. And the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom. But the weeds are the sons of the evil one. And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. And the harvest is the end of the age. And the reapers are angels. Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
The field is the world, which he himself created; hence above he said, in his field; John 1:11: he came unto his own, etc. Likewise ibid.: the world was made by him. And the good seed, these are the children of the kingdom, from whom …
Thomas Aquinas· Commentary on Matthew, 1274Patristic
- Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Commentary on Matthew 13:442 voices
(Verse 44) The kingdom of heaven is like a hidden treasure in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Hindered by frequent obscurities of parables, we surpass the literal interpretation, so that we seem to have transitioned from one kind of interpretation to another.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
Commentary on Matthew 13:452 voices
(Verse 45, 46.) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. Upon finding one exceedingly precious pearl, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. In other words, the same thing as was said above. The good pearls that the merchant seeks are the Law and the Prophets. Listen, Marcion; listen, Manichaeus: the good pearls are the Law and the Prophets, and the knowledge of the Old Testament.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 13:47–50
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
Commentary on Matthew 13:47–502 voices
Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,.... By which also is meant, the Gospel, and the ministry of it.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
In fulfilment of that prophecy of Hieremias, who said, I will send unto you many fishers, (Jer. 6:16.) when Peter and Andrew, James and John, heard the words, Follow me, I will make you fishers of men, they put together a net for themselves formed of the Old and New Testaments, and cast it into the sea of this world, and that remains spread until this day, taking up out of the salt and bitter and whirlpools whatever falls into it, that is good men and bad; and this is that He adds, And gathered of every kind.
Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420Patristic
- Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Commentary on Matthew 16:192 voices
(Verse 19.) And I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. The bishops and priests who do not understand this passage, arrogantly assume to themselves something of the Pharisees, either to condemn the innocent or to release the guilty; whereas with God, it is not the judgment of priests, but the life of the accused that is sought.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven,.... By the kingdom of heaven is meant the Gospel, which comes from heaven, declares the king Messiah to be come, speaks of things concerning his kingdom, is the means of setting it up, and enlarging it, displays the riches of his grace, and gives an account of the kingdom of heaven, and of persons' right unto it, and meetness for it.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 18:3
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Commentary on Matthew 18:32 voices
One whose tender age should express to them the innocence which they should have. But truly He set Himself in the midst of them, a little one who had come not to be ministered unto, but to minister; (Mat. 20:28.) that He might be a pattern of holiness. Others interpret the little one of the Holy Spirit, whom He set in the hearts of His disciples, to change their pride into humility. (Vid. Origen. in loc.) And he said.
Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420Patristic
And said, verily I say unto you,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 18:23–35
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Commentary on Matthew 18:23–352 voices
(Verse 23.) Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. It is customary for the Syrians and especially the Palestinians to connect all their speech with parables, so that what cannot be understood by the listeners through a simple commandment may be understood through similarity and examples. Therefore, he instructed Peter using the comparison of a king and master, and servants. The servant, who owed ten thousand talents, begged the master for forgiveness and obtained it; so he also should forgive his fellow servants for their lesser sins.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Commentary on Matthew 19:142 voices
(Verses 13, 14.) Then little children were brought to him, so that he could lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said to them, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
And He said distinctly, Of such is the kingdom of heaven, not Of these, to show that it was not years, but disposition that determined His judgment, and that the reward was promised to such as had like innocence and simplicity.
Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420Patristic
- Matthew 19:23
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Commentary on Matthew 19:232 voices
(Verse 23) But Jesus said to his disciples: Amen I say to you, that it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. And how did Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, being rich, enter into the kingdom of heaven (Genesis 13 and 36), and in the Gospel Matthew and Zacchaeus, leaving their riches behind, are proclaimed by the testimony of the Lord?
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
Then said Jesus unto his disciples.....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 19:24
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Commentary on Matthew 19:242 voices
According to this, no rich man can be saved. But if we read Isaiah, how the camels of Midian and Ephah came to Jerusalem with gifts and presents, and they who once were crooked and bowed down by the weight of their sins, enter the gates of Jerusalem, we shall see how these camels, to which the rich are likened when they have laid aside the heavy load of sins, and the distortion of their whole bodies, may then enter by that narrow and strait way that leads to life.
Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420Patristic
And again I say unto you,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Matthew 20:1–16
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Commentary on Matthew 20:1–161 voice
Chapter 20, Verse 1 onwards: The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. After agreeing to pay them the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out again at about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever is right.' So they went. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did the same.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Matthew 22:2–14
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
Commentary on Matthew 22:2–142 voices
The kingdom of heaven, in respect of Him who reigns there, is like a king; in respect of Him who shares the kingdom, it is like a king's son; in respect of those things which are in the kingdom, it is like servants and guests, and among them the king's armies. It is specified, A man that is a king, that what is spoken may be as by a man to men, and that a man may regulate men unwilling to be regulated by God.
Origen of Alexandria· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 253Patristic
(Chapter 22—Verses 1, 2.) And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a king who made a marriage for his son. The Pharisees, understanding that these parables were about them, sought to seize him and kill him. Knowing their intention, the Lord rebuked them, undeterred by their rage, and without fear, so as to convict the sinners. This king who made a marriage for his son is the almighty God. But it signifies the union of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Church, which is gathered from both Jews and Gentiles.
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic