He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
Parallel translations
- KJV 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:
- BSB He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
- NKJV Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
- NASB He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;
- NLT Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.
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Cross-references · 7
- Luke 13:18–19He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?
- Mark 4:30–32He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
- Matt 17:20He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
- Luke 17:6The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
- Matt 13:24He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
- Luke 20:9He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
- Luke 19:11As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.
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