Luke 13:18
16 Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
17 When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
19 It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
20 Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
- KJV
- Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
- WEB
- He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?
- ASV
- He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
- DARBY
- And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
- BLB
- And He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what will I liken it?
- ÅB
- Derfor sa han: Hva er Guds rike likt, og hva skal jeg ligne det med?
- OTB
- Da spurte Jesus: "Hva ligner Guds rike? Hva skal jeg sammenligne det med?
- B1930
- Derfor sa han: Hvad er Guds rike likt, og hvad skal jeg ligne det med?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 4:30–34
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
Read in contextLuke 17:21
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:31–32
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Read in contextMark 4:26
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Read in contextLuke 13:20
Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
Read in contextMatthew 13:24
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Read in contextLuke 7:31
“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
Read in contextLamentations 2:13
What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
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