Tribe

a collection of families descending from one ancestor. The "twelve tribes" of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of families which sprang from the sons of Jacob. In Matthew 24:30 the word has a wider significance. The tribes of Israel are referred to as types of the spiritual family of God (Revelation 7).

(Matthew 6:33; Mark 1:14,15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matthew 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Christ and of God" (Ephesians 5:5) = "kingdom of David" (Mark 11:10) = "the kingdom" (Matthew 8:12; 13:19) = "kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 13:41), all denote the same thing under different aspects, viz.: (1) Christ's mediatorial authority, or his rule on the earth; (2) the blessings and advantages of all kinds that flow from this rule; (3) the subjects of this kingdom taken collectively, or the Church.

   Compared

·         To a man who sowed good seed
Matthew 13:24-30,38-43; Mark 4:26-29

·         To a granule of mustard seed
Matthew 13:31,32; Mark 4:30,31; Luke 13:18,19

·         To leaven (yeast)
Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:21

·         To a treasure
Matthew 13:44

·         To a pearl
Matthew 13:45

·         To a net
Matthew 13:47-50

·         To a king who called his servants for a reckoning (an audit)
Matthew 18:23-35

·         To a householder
Matthew 20:1-16

·         To a king who made a marriage feast for his son
Matthew 22:2-14; Luke 14:16-24

·         To ten virgins
Matthew 25:1-13

·         To a man, traveling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods
Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27

·  "My kingdom is not of this world,"
John 18:36

·  Children of the
Matthew 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16

·  Rich people cannot enter
Matthew 19:23,24; Mark 10:23-25; Luke 18:24,25,29,30

·  Keys of
Matthew 16:19

·  Good news of
Luke 8:1

·  Mysteries of
Luke 8:10

·  Does not consist of meat and drink
Romans 14:17