Luke 13:18

Then sayde he: What is the kyngdome of God lyke? or whereto shall I compare it?

Bible (Bishops')

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 when he sayde these thynges, all his aduersaries were ashamed, and all the people reioyced on all the excellent deedes that were done by hym.

19It is like a grayne of mustarde seede, whiche a man toke & sowed in his garden: and it grewe, and waxed a great tree, and the foules of the ayre made nestes in the braunches of it.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:24Another parable put he foorth vnto them, saying: The kyngdome of heauen is likened vnto a man, which sowed good seede in his fielde.

Mark 4:26And he sayde, so is the kyngdome of God: euen as yf a man shoulde sowe seede in the grounde,

Luke 7:31And the Lorde sayde: Whervnto shall I lyken the men of this generation? and what [thyng] are they lyke?

Luke 17:21Neither shall they say, lo here, or lo there: For beholde, the kyngdome 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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