Luke 13:18
He said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
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- Luke 13:20 : 20 Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
- Luke 17:21 : 21 neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you."
- Lam 2:13 : 13 What shall I testify to you? what shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is great like the sea: who can heal you?
- Matt 13:24 : 24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
- Matt 13:31-32 : 31 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; 32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."
- Mark 4:26 : 26 He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
- Mark 4:30-34 : 30 He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? 31 It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow." 33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
- Luke 7:31 : 31 "To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?
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- Luke 13:19-213 verses89%
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."
20 Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
21 It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened."
- Mark 4:30-334 verses83%
30 He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
31 It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
- Matt 13:31-344 verses80%
31 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."
33 He spoke another parable to them. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."
34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,
- Matt 13:18-192 verses78%
18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
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26 He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
- Luke 8:9-113 verses77%
9 Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
10 He said, "To 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.'
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
- Matt 13:3-42 verses75%
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
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24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
- Luke 19:11-122 verses73%
11 As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately.
12 He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
- Matt 13:36-383 verses73%
36 Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field."
37 He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
38 the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.
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13 He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
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31 "To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?
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16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
- Luke 8:4-52 verses72%
4 When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.
5 "The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
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6 He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
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9 He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
- Luke 17:20-212 verses72%
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God doesn't come with observation;
21 neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you."
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44 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
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1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"
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10 The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
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1 Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,
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23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
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29 He told them a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees.
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1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
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16 "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
- Matt 13:27-282 verses70%
27 The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'
28 "He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'
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6 The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
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3 He told them this parable.
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47 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
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3 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
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21 He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it put on a stand?
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16 But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.