Mark 4:30

And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? and with what similitude shall we compare it?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 ripe, immediately cometh the sickle, because the harvest hath arrived.

31It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is the least of all seeds sown on the earth;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:24Another similitude he proposed to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Luke 13:18And Jesus said: To what is the kingdom of God like? and with what shall 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 →

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