The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Mark 4:30
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
- KJV
- ¶ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
- WEB
- He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
- ASV
- And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?
- LSV
- And He said, “To what may we liken the Kingdom of God, or in what allegory may we compare it?
- YLT
- And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?
- DBY
- And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?Elohim
- DRC
- And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?
- GNV
- He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πῶς (“how”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Τίνι (“to what”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τίνι (“which”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ποίᾳ (“what”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read θῶμεν (“let us present”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read παραβάλωμεν (“let us bring”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτὴν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Πῶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Πῶς; Robinson–Pierpont read Τίνι.
- SBLGNT: τίνι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τίνι; Robinson–Pierpont read ποίᾳ.
- SBLGNT: αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν; Robinson–Pierpont read παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτήν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καὶ ἔλεγεν· Πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν;
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἔλεγεν, Τίνι ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ; Ἢ ἐν ποίᾳ παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτήν;
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἔλεγε, Τίνι ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ; Ἢ ἐν ποίᾳ παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτήν;
- SCR1894
- και ελεγεν τινι ομοιωσωμεν την βασιλειαν του θεου η εν ποια παραβολη παραβαλωμεν αυτην
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 13:31–32He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a…
- Luke 13:18–21Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”…
- Lamentations 2:13What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
- Matthew 13:24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
- Matthew 11:16To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
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