KJV King James Version
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
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Luke 13:18
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
WEB World English Bible
He said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
ASV American Standard Version
He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said, ‘To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
Surrounding context — Luke 13
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] ass from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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ἜλεγενG3004 · legōto sayοὖν·G3767 · ountherefore/thenτίνιG5101 · tiswhich?ὁμοίαG3664 · homoioslikeἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλείαG932 · basileiakingdomτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ,G2316 · theosGodκαὶG2532 · kaiandτίνιG5101 · tiswhich?ὁμοιώσωG3666 · homoioōto likenαὐτήν;G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Mark 4:30-34And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?Matthew 13:31-32Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:Luke 17:21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.Luke 13:20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?Mark 4:26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;Matthew 13:24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:Lamentations 2:13What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing 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?Luke 7:31And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
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