Luke 13:20

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Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

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  • Luke 13:18-19
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    18On the Kingdom of God Thus Jesus asked,“What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

    19It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches.”

  • Mark 4:30-33
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    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

    31It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground–

    32when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”

    33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

  • Matt 13:31-34
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    31The Parable of the Mustard Seed He gave them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

    32It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches.”

    33The Parable of the Yeast He told them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”

    34The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

  • Luke 13:21
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    21It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”

  • Mark 4:26-27
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    26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

    27He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

  • Matt 13:24-25
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    24The Parable of the Weeds He presented them with another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

  • Matt 13:3-4
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    3He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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

  • Matt 22:1-2
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    1The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

    2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

  • Matt 13:44-45
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    44Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

    45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

  • Luke 8:9-11
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    9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

    10He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

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

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18“So listen to the parable of the sower:

    19When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

  • Matt 13:47
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    47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

  • Luke 20:9
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    9The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to tell the people this parable:“A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

  • Luke 19:11-12
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    11The Parable of the Ten Minas While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

    12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

  • Luke 17:20-21
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    20The Coming of the Kingdom Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered,“The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

    21nor will they say,‘Look, here it is!’ or‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

  • Matt 20:1
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    1Workers in the Vineyard“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

  • Matt 13:37-38
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    37He answered,“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

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

  • Mark 4:13
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    13He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

  • Luke 12:16
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    16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

  • Matt 13:10
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    10Then the disciples came to him and said,“Why do you speak to them in parables?”

  • Luke 13:6
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    6Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit Then Jesus told this parable:“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

  • Mark 12:1
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    1The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to speak to them in parables:“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

  • Matt 25:14
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    14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

  • Luke 20:13
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    13Then the owner of the vineyard said,‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’

  • Matt 21:33
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    33The Parable of the Tenants“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

  • Luke 7:31
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    31“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

  • Mark 4:11
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    11He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

  • Matt 11:16
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    16“To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

  • Luke 20:16
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    16He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said,“May this never happen!”

  • Matt 13:27
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    27So the slaves of the landowner came and said to him,‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the darnel come from?’

  • Mark 4:3
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    3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29The Parable of the Fig Tree Then he told them a parable:“Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.