Mark 4:30

And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

In Context

29And when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

31It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:

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Cross References

Lamentations 2:13Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee?

Matthew 13:24Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds in his field.

Luke 13:18He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble 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 →

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