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Mark 4:30–31

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THE PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED

30Andm he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God,n or what parableo can we use to describe it? 31It’s like a mustard seedp that, when sown upon the soil, is the smallest of all the seeds on the ground.

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Cross references

  1. mMt 13:31–35; Lk 13:18–21
  2. nMk 1:15
  3. oMk 12:1
  4. pMt 17:20; Lk 17:6

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus said, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it? It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it? It is like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, although it is the smallest of all the seeds that are on the ground,

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: