Mark 4:30 - English Majority Text Version 2009

³⁰ Then He said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what sort of parable shall we illustrate it?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁰ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁰ And He said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use to illustrate and explain it?

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁰ And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

Common English Bible

³⁰ He continued, “What’s a good image for God’s kingdom? What parable can I use to explain it?

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁰ And he said: "To what should we compare the kingdom of God? Or to what parable should we compare it?

Mark 4:30 Cross References

Matthew 11:16

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is similar to children who sit in the marketplaces and call to their playmates,

Matthew 13:24

Another parable He set before them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field.

Mark 4:31

It is like a mustard seed, which whenever it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth;