Luke 13:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Luke 13:18-19
2 verses
89%
18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
19It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became {G1519} a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.
Mark 4:30-33
4 verses
86%
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
4 verses
81%
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:
Luke 13:21
80%
21It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
Mark 4:26-27
2 verses
80%
26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.
Matt 13:24-25
2 verses
78%
24Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
25but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
Matt 13:3-4
2 verses
75%
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 22:1-2
2 verses
74%
1And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,
2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
Matt 13:44-45
2 verses
74%
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.
45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:
Luke 8:9-11
3 verses
74%
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 13:18-19
2 verses
74%
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.
Matt 13:47
74%
47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Luke 20:9
73%
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 19:11-12
2 verses
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.
Luke 17:20-21
2 verses
73%
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, {G2400} There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.
Matt 20:1
73%
1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
Matt 13:37-38
2 verses
72%
37[And he answered] [and said,] [He that soweth] [the good] [seed] [is] [the Son] [of man;]
38[and 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
72%
13And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
Luke 12:16
71%
16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Matt 13:10
71%
10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Luke 13:6
71%
6And he spake {G1161} this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit {G1722} thereon, and found none.
Mark 12:1
71%
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 25:14
71%
14For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Luke 20:13
71%
13And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence {G1492} him.
Matt 21:33
71%
33Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
Luke 7:31
71%
31{G1161} {G2962} {G2036} Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?
Mark 4:11
71%
11And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
Matt 11:16
70%
16But whereunto shall I compare this generation? It is like unto sons sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
Luke 20:16
70%
16He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
Matt 13:27
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?
Mark 4:3
70%
3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
Luke 21:29
70%
29And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees: