Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said he, "What is the kingdom of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it?

New American Standard Bible

So He was saying, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

King James Version

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

Holman Bible

He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?

International Standard Version

So Jesus went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to?

A Conservative Version

And he said, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it?

American Standard Version

He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

Amplified

So this led Him to say, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

An Understandable Version

Then Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? And what shall I compare it to?

Anderson New Testament

Then he said: To what is the kingdom of God like; and to what shall I liken it?

Bible in Basic English

Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

Common New Testament

Then he said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

Daniel Mace New Testament

Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it?

Darby Translation

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

Godbey New Testament

Then He said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

Goodspeed New Testament

He said, therefore, "What is the Kingdom of God like, and to what can I compare it?

John Wesley New Testament

Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I resemble it?

Julia Smith Translation

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

King James 2000

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore he said, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

Modern King James verseion

And He said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

Moffatt New Testament

So he said, "What is the Reign of God like? to what shall I compare it?

Montgomery New Testament

This led him to say. "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

NET Bible

Thus Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

New Heart English Bible

He said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?

Noyes New Testament

He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

Sawyer New Testament

And he said, What is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

The Emphasized Bible

He went on to say, therefore - Whereunto, is the kingdom of God, like? And, whereunto, shall I liken it?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I compare it?

Twentieth Century New Testament

So Jesus said: "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what can I liken it?

Webster

Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it?

Weymouth New Testament

This prompted Him to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

Williams New Testament

So He went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what may I compare it?

World English Bible

He said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?

Worrell New Testament

And He said, "To what is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

Worsley New Testament

Then said He, To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

Youngs Literal Translation

And he said, 'To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

said he
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

the kingdom
βασιλεία 
Basileia 
Usage: 54

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ὅμοιος 
Homoios 
Usage: 26

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

ὁμοιόω 
Homoioo 
liken, make like, be like, in the likeness of, resemble
Usage: 3

References

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Mustard Seed

17 And when he thus said, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the people rejoiced on all the excellent deeds that were done by him. 18 Then said he, "What is the kingdom of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his garden: and it grew, and waxed a great tree, and the fowls of the air made nests in the branches of it."


Cross References

Luke 13:20

And again he said, "Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

Lamentations 2:13

{Mem} What shall I say of thee, O thou daughter Jerusalem? To whom shall I liken thee? To whom shall I compare thee, O thou daughter Zion, to comfort thee withal? Thy hurt is like a main sea: who may heal thee?

Matthew 13:24

Another similitude put he forth, unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31-32

Another parable he put forth unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his field, which is the least of all seeds.

Mark 4:26

And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,

Mark 4:30-34

And he said, "Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

Luke 7:31

And the Lord said, "Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation: and what thing are they like?

Luke 17:21

Neither shall men say, 'Lo here, lo there.' For behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

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