Then Jesus said, “How can I show you what the kingdom of God is like? What story can I use to explain it?
What can I say about you, Jerusalem? What can I compare you to? What can I say you are like? How can I comfort you, Jerusalem? Your ruin is as deep as the sea. No one can heal you.
“What can I say about the people of this time? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace, who call out to each other,
Then Jesus told them another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field.
The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, the smallest seed you plant in the ground.