Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it?
New American Standard Bible
So
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,
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,
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?
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?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said he, "What is the kingdom of God like? Or whereto 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?
Themes
Gospel » Compared to » A mustard seed
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The mustard seed
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a granule of mustard seed
Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
Interlinear
De
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 13:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Mustard Seed
17 at which all his adversaries were confounded. but the people were highly pleased, at the glorious actions which he perform'd. 18 Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it? 19 it is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his garden: it grew, and became so large, that the birds of the air built their nests in its boughs.
Cross References
Luke 13:20
again he said, to what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
Matthew 13:24
Another parable he propos'd to them in these words. the state of the gospel in this world may be compar'd to a man who sowed good grain in his field:
Matthew 13:31-32
He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.
Mark 4:26
Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:
Mark 4:30-34
Again he said, to what shall we compare the state of the gospel? or by what parable shall we represent it?
Luke 7:31
To what therefore shall I compare the men of this generation? who are they like?
Luke 17:21
as see here! or see there! for even now the kingdom of God is commenc'd among you.