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Luke 13:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus said, “What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?

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Zion, how can I comfort you? How great is your pain? Lovely city of Jerusalem, how can I heal your wounds, gaping as wide as the sea?

Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field.

Again Jesus said: God's kingdom is like what happens when a farmer scatters seed in a field.

Then Jesus said, “What can I compare God's kingdom with?

There is no use saying, ‘Look! Here it is’ or ‘Look! There it is.’ God's kingdom is here with you.”

Jesus went on to say: What are you people like? What kind of people are you?