Mark 4:30

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“Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?”

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BSBPD

“Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 4:30 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Lamentations 2:13What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
  2. Matthew 11:16To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
  3. Matthew 13:24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  4. Matthew 13:31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
  5. Luke 13:18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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