So far as birth and religious instruction were concerned, these brothers were equal. Both were sinners, and both acknowledged the claims of God to reverence and worship. To outward appearance their religion was the same up to a certain point, but beyond this the difference between the two was great.

Med hensyn til fødsel og religiøs undervisning var disse brødre lige. Begge var syndere, og begge anerkendte Guds krav på ærbødighed og tilbedelse. I det ydre så det ud, som om de havde samme religion, indtil et vist punkt, men ud over det var forskellen mellem dem stor.