Luke 13:18
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The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
18 (A)He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
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Mark 4:30-34
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 (A)And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like (B)a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
33 (C)With many such parables he spoke (D)the word to them, (E)as they were able to hear it. 34 He did not speak to them (F)without a parable, but (G)privately to his own disciples he (H)explained everything.
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Matthew 13:31-32
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The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
31 He put another parable before them, saying, (A)“The kingdom of heaven is like (B)a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
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Luke 17:21
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21 nor (A)will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”[a]
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- Luke 17:21 Or within you, or within your grasp
Luke 13:20
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20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
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Mark 4:26
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The Parable of the Seed Growing
26 And he said, (A)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of the Weeds
24 He put another parable before them, saying, (A)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
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Luke 7:31
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31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
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Lamentations 2:13
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13 What can I say for you, (A)to what compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
(B)What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
(C)For your ruin is vast as the sea;
who can heal you?
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