Luke 13:18

And so he said: “To what is the kingdom of God similar, and to what figure shall I compare it?

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In The King James Version

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

In Context

17And as he was saying these things, all his adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced in everything that was being done gloriously by him.

19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden. And it grew, and it became a great tree, and the birds of the air rested in its branches.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:24He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Mark 4:26And he said: “The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.

Luke 7:31Then the Lord said: “Therefore, to what shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they similar?

Luke 17:21And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:11-18

The Infirm Woman Healed. 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus… Read the whole commentary →

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