Mark 4:30

And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

Revised Version 1895

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

29But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

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Cross References

Lamentations 2:13What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Matthew 13:24Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

Luke 13:18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken 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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