Luke 13:18

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Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

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  • Luke 13:20 : 20 And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
  • Luke 17:21 : 21 Nor will they say, Look here! or, look there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What can I witness for you? what can I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what can I compare to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your ruin is vast like the sea: who can heal you?
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  • Matt 13:31-32 : 31 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.
  • Mark 4:26 : 26 And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
  • Mark 4:30-34 : 30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds on the earth; 32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade. 33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable he did not speak to them, and when they were alone, he explained all things to his disciples.
  • Luke 7:31 : 31 And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

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  • Luke 13:19-21
    3 verses
    89%

    19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches.

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

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

  • Mark 4:30-33
    4 verses
    83%

    30And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

    31It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds on the earth;

    32but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.

    33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

  • Matt 13:31-34
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    80%

    31He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

    32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

    33He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.

    34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    78%

    18Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

  • Mark 4:26
    77%

    26And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

  • Luke 8:9-11
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    77%

    9And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean?

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

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

  • Matt 13:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3And He told them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

  • Matt 13:24
    75%

    24He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

  • Luke 19:11-12
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    73%

    11And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately 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
    3 verses
    73%

    36Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.

    37He answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

    38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

  • Mark 4:13
    72%

    13And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

  • Luke 7:31
    72%

    31And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

  • Luke 12:16
    72%

    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Luke 8:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4And when a large crowd had gathered together, and people were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

  • Luke 13:6
    72%

    6He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

  • Luke 20:9
    72%

    9Then he began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to tenant farmers, and went into a far country for a long time.

  • Luke 17:20-21
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    72%

    20And when he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation:

    21Nor will they say, Look here! or, look there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

  • Matt 13:44
    71%

    44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

  • Matt 18:1
    71%

    1At the same time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

  • Matt 13:10
    71%

    10And the disciples came to Him and asked, Why do You speak to them in parables?

  • Matt 22:1
    71%

    1And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

  • Matt 18:23
    71%

    23Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • Luke 21:29
    70%

    29And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

  • Mark 12:1
    70%

    1And he began to speak to them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went into a far country.

  • Matt 11:16
    70%

    16But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

  • Matt 13:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27The owner's servants came to him and said, Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?

    28He replied, An enemy did this. The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?

  • Luke 17:6
    70%

    6And the Lord said, If you had faith as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, Be uprooted and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

  • Luke 15:3
    70%

    3And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

  • Matt 13:47
    70%

    47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.

  • Mark 4:3
    70%

    3Listen; behold, a sower went out to sow:

  • Mark 4:21
    70%

    21And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a candlestick?

  • Luke 14:16
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    16Then he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many: