Luke 13:18
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
18 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it?
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Mark 4:30-34
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it?(A) 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
The Use of Parables
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it;(B) 34 he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.(C)
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Matthew 13:31-32
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field;(A) 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”(B)
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Luke 17:21
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21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among[a] you.”(A)
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Luke 13:20
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The Parable of the Yeast
20 And again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God?
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Mark 4:26
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground(A)
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat
24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field,(A)
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Luke 7:31
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31 “To what, then, will 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, to what compare you,
O daughter Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter Zion?
For vast as the sea is your ruin;
who can heal you?(A)
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