Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
What can I say for you, to what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your devastation is great like the sea; who can heal you?
He told them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Again He said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
Nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”
Then the Lord said, “To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?