Mark 4:30
And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?
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In Context
29But when the fruit yields, straightaway he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.
Cross References
Lamentations 2:13What shall I testify to thee? What shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea; who can heal thee?
Matthew 13:24He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man sowing good seed in his field.
Luke 13:18And he said, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it?
Matthew Henry on Mark 4:22-35
The Gradual Advance of the Gospel. 21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be… Read the whole commentary →