He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?
What can I say on your behalf? What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion? For your ruin is as vast as the sea. Who can heal you?
He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
“The kingdom of God is like this,” He said. “A man scatters seed on the ground;
Again He said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God to?
no one will say, ‘Look here! ’ or ‘There! ’ For you see, the kingdom of God is among you.”
“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?