Matthew 13:24-41 Another parable put he forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man which sowed good seed in his field:… Adam's family was the one, and the only one visible Church)'or a time. Therein there was a Cain, as well as an Abel; both sacrificed, though both were not sanctified. In Abraham's family (a visible Church) there was an Ishmael, as well as an Isaac: in Isaac's house an Esau as well as a Jacob. Among the patriarchs, Simeon and Levi, with Joseph and Benjamin. In Noah's ark (a type of the Church). there was a Ham; among the apostles, a Judas; among the deacons, a Nicholas. (Bishop Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: |
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