Luke 13:18

This prompted Him to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

In Context

17When He had said this, all His opponents were ashamed, while the whole multitude was delighted at the many glorious things continually done by Him.

19It is like a mustard seed which a man drops into the soil in his garden, and it grows and becomes a tree in whose branches the birds roost."

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Cross References

Matthew 13:24Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,

Mark 4:26Another saying of His was this: "The Kingdom of God is as if a man scattered seed over the ground:

Luke 7:31"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?

Luke 17:21Nor will they say, `See here!' or `See there!' --for the Kingdom 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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