He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it?
What can I say for you, to what compare you, O daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter Zion? For vast as the sea is your ruin; who can heal you?
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field,
He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground
And again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God?
nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among you.”
“To what, then, will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?