Mark 4:30 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Jesus asked, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like? To what can we compare it?(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

ASV:

And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

BBE:

And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

DBY:

And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

ERV:

And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

WEY:

Another saying of His was this: "How are we to picture the Kingdom of God? or by what figure of speech shall we represent it?

WBS:

And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

WEB:

He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

YLT:

And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

Mark 4:30 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 13:24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31 He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Matthew 13:32 and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."

Luke 13:18 So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

Luke 13:19 "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:30 {5} And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
(5) God uses a method that men never do, beginning with the least and ending with the greatest.

MHC:

4:21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in a soul, and it will show itself in a good conversation. It grows gradually: first the blade; then the ear; after that the full corn in the ear. When it is sprung up, it will go forward. The work of grace in the soul is, at first, but the day of small things; yet it has mighty products even now, while it is in its growth; but what will there be when it is perfected in heaven!

CONC:

Clear Compare Comparison Describe Figure Forth Illustrate Kingdom Liken Parable Picture Present Reign Represent Saying Simile Speech Story Whereunto

Clear Compare Comparison Describe Figure Forth Kingdom Liken Parable Picture Present Reign Represent Simile Speech Story Use Whereunto

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