9 Bible Verses about Likening Things

And therefore the gospel-kingdom is like unto a king, who had a mind to settle accounts with his servants:

Another parable propounded He unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who sowed good grain in his ground:

Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

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

For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard:

saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding-feast for his son;

Then will the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom: and five of them were wise,

And again He said, To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

For as a man, who was going to travel abroad, called his servants, and delivered to them his stock: and to one he gave five talents,