Mark 4:30
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
KJV
Καὶ ἔλεγεν· πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν;
Greek NT
Et dicebat : Cui assimilabimus regnum Dei ? aut cui parabolæ comparabimus illud ?
Vulgate
And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?
ASV
And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
παραβολή
parabole
noun · 50×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁμοιόω
omoioo
verb · 15×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: Πῶς | WH/Treg/NIV: Πῶς | RP: Τίνι
- Πῶς — SBLGNT
- Πῶς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Τίνι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τίνι | WH/Treg/NIV: τίνι | RP: ποίᾳ
- τίνι — SBLGNT
- τίνι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ποίᾳ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν | RP: παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτήν
- αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν — SBLGNT
- αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτήν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Cross-references
- Lam 2:13 — What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach i
- Luke 13:18 — Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
- Luke 13:18 — Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
- Matt 11:16 — But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
- Matt 13:31 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
- Matt 13:31 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: