Luke 13:18

American Standard Version (1901)

He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

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  • Luke 13:20 : 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
  • Luke 17:21 : 21 neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
  • Matt 13:31-32 : 31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.
  • Mark 4:26 : 26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
  • Mark 4:30-34 : 30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 It 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, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
  • Luke 7:31 : 31 Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 13:19-21
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    89%

    19It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.

    20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

    21It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

  • Mark 4:30-33
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    83%

    30And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

    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,

    32yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

    33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

  • Matt 13:31-34
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    31Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

    32which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

    33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

    34All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    78%

    18Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

  • Mark 4:26
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    26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

  • Luke 8:9-11
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    77%

    9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

    10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

    11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

  • Matt 13:3-4
    2 verses
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    3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

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

  • Luke 19:11-12
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    73%

    11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and [because] they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

    12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

  • Matt 13:36-38
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    36Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

    37And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

    38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one] ;

  • Mark 4:13
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    13And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

  • Luke 7:31
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    31Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

  • Luke 8:4-5
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    4And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

    5The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

  • Luke 13:6
    72%

    6And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

  • Luke 20:9
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    9And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

  • Luke 17:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

    21neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

  • Matt 13:44
    71%

    44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

  • Matt 18:1
    71%

    1In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

  • Matt 13:10
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    10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

  • Matt 22:1
    71%

    1And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,

  • Matt 18:23
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    23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

  • Luke 21:29
    70%

    29And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:

  • Mark 12:1
    70%

    1And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

  • Matt 11:16
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    16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

  • Matt 13:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

    28And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

  • Luke 17:6
    70%

    6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

  • Luke 15:3
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    3And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

  • Matt 13:47
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    47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

  • Mark 4:3
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    3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

  • Mark 4:21
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    21And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, [and] not to be put on the stand?

  • Luke 14:16
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    16But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many: