Thus Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?
With what can I equate you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I might comfort you, O Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you? נ (Nun)
He presented them with another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.
He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.
Again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God?
nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?