Then he said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.” The Day of the Son of Man.
Again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
“Then to what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
To what can I compare you—to what can I liken you— O daughter Jerusalem? What example can I give in order to comfort you, virgin daughter Zion? For your breach is vast as the sea; who could heal you?