Luke 13:18

Then Jesus asked, “So what is the kingdom of God like? What should I compare it to?

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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

17What he said shamed all his opponents, but everyone in the crowd was delighted by all the wonderful things he was doing.

19It's like a mustard seed that a man planted in his garden. It grew into a tree, and the birds came and nested in its branches.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:24Then he told them another illustrated story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a farmer who sowed good seeds in his field.

Mark 4:26God's kingdom is like a man sowing seed in the ground,” Jesus said.

Luke 7:31“What shall I compare these people to?” asked Jesus. “What are they like?

Luke 17:21People won't be saying, ‘Look, it's here’ or ‘Look, it's there,’ for God's kingdom is among 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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