How shall I solemnly admonish thee? What shall I liken to thee, thou daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with thee, that I may comfort thee, thou virgin, daughter of Zion? for, great as the sea, is thy grievous injury, Who can heal thee?

For this cause, hath the kingdom of the heavens become like unto a man, a king, who wished to settle an account with his servants;

Another parable, put he before them, saying - The kingdom of the heavens hath become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

Another parable, put he before them, saying - The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

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

For the kingdom of the heavens, is like, a man, a householder, - who went forth with the morning, to hire labourers into his vineyard;

The kingdom of the heavens hath become like a man, a king, - who made a marriage-feast for his son;

Then, will the kingdom of the heavens become like unto, ten virgins, who, taking their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

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

For it is, just as a man, who, going from home, called his own servants, and delivered up to them his substance;