Mark 4:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Finally, Jesus said: What is God's kingdom like? What story can I use to explain it?

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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?

You people are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,

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

It is like what happens when a mustard seed is planted in the ground. It is the smallest seed in all the world.