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Mark 4:30–31

Parable of the Mustard Seed

Matt. 13:31–35

30 Then He said, tTo what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;

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Mark 4:30–31 — The New International Version (NIV)

30 Again he said, What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.

Mark 4:30–31 — English Standard Version (ESV)

30 And he said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,

Mark 4:30–31 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31 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:

Mark 4:30–31 — New Living Translation (NLT)

30 Jesus said, How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it? 31 It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds,

Mark 4:30–31 — New Century Version (NCV)

30 Then Jesus said, “How can I show you what the kingdom of God is like? What story can I use to explain it? 31 The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, the smallest seed you plant in the ground.

Mark 4:30–31 — American Standard Version (ASV)

30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

Mark 4:30–31 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

30 And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it? 31 As to a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

Mark 4:30–31 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

30 Jesus asked, “How can we show what God’s kingdom is like? To what can we compare it? 31 It’s like a mustard seed planted in the ground. The mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds on earth.

Mark 4:30–31 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

30 And He said: How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it? 31 It’s like a mustard seed that, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground.

Mark 4:30–31 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

30 He also said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth;

Mark 4:30–31 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

30 And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it? 31 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,

Mark 4:30–31 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

30 Again Jesus said, “What can we say God’s kingdom is like? What story can we use to explain it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed planted in the ground.

Mark 4:30–31 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

30 And He said, How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,


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