Note 6 — Chapter III
Reading edition
To prevent any doubt arising in the mind of the reader, it may be well to state that the expressions “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God” are used indiscriminately and with the same meaning in these Parables. By comparing S. Matt. xiii. 31 with S. Mark iv. 30 and S. Luke xiii. 18 it will be seen that “The Kingdom of Heaven” is “The Kingdom of God,” and “The Kingdom of God” is “The Kingdom of Heaven.” S. Matthew nearly always uses the expression “Kingdom of Heaven,” whilst S. Mark and S. Luke use the expression “Kingdom of God.”