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Monday, August 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Good News Translation
Luke 13:18
Jesus asked, "What is the Kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with?
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Christian Standard Bible®
He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like,
He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like,
King James Version (1611)
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdome of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdome of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
King James Version
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
English Standard Version
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
New American Standard Bible
So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
New Century Version
Then Jesus said, "What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?
Then Jesus said, "What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?
Amplified Bible
So this led Him to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
So this led Him to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore, He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
Therefore, He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
Then Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
Contemporary English Version
Jesus said, "What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?
Jesus said, "What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?
Complete Jewish Bible
So he went on to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? With what will we compare it?
So he went on to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? With what will we compare it?
Darby Translation
And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus said, "What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it to?
Then Jesus said, "What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it to?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said he, What is the kingdome of God like? or whereto shall I compare it?
Then said he, What is the kingdome of God like? or whereto shall I compare it?
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
Jesus said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
Lexham English Bible
Therefore he said, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
Therefore he said, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
Literal Translation
And He said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
And He said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
American Standard Version
He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
Hebrew Names Version
He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
International Standard Version
So Jesushe">[fn] went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to?Matthew 13:31; Mark 4:30;">[xr]
So Jesushe">[fn] went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to?Matthew 13:31; Mark 4:30;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu said, What doth the kingdom of Aloha resemble, and to what shall I compare it ?
Jeshu said, What doth the kingdom of Aloha resemble, and to what shall I compare it ?
Murdock Translation
And Jesus said: To what is the kingdom of God like? and with what shall I compare it?
And Jesus said: To what is the kingdom of God like? and with what shall I compare it?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde he: What is the kyngdome of God lyke? or whereto shall I compare it?
Then sayde he: What is the kyngdome of God lyke? or whereto shall I compare it?
English Revised Version
He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
World English Bible
He said, "To what is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
He said, "To what is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I resemble it?
Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I resemble it?
Weymouth's New Testament
This prompted Him to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?
This prompted Him to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor he seide, To what thing is the kyngdom of God lijk? and to what thing schal Y gesse it to be lijk?
Therfor he seide, To what thing is the kyngdom of God lijk? and to what thing schal Y gesse it to be lijk?
Update Bible Version
He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it?
Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it?
New English Translation
Thus Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?
Thus Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?
New King James Version
Matthew 13:31,32; Mark 4:30-32">[xr] Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
Matthew 13:31,32; Mark 4:30-32">[xr] Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
New Living Translation
Then Jesus said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
Then Jesus said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
New Life Bible
Then Jesus asked, "What is the holy nation of God like? What can I use to show you?
Then Jesus asked, "What is the holy nation of God like? What can I use to show you?
New Revised Standard
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it?
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He went on to say, therefore - Whereunto, is the kingdom of God, like? And, whereunto, shall I liken it?
He went on to say, therefore - Whereunto, is the kingdom of God, like? And, whereunto, shall I liken it?
Douay-Rheims Bible
He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?
He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Revised Standard Version
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde he: What is the kyngdome of God lyke? or wherto shall I compare it?
Then sayde he: What is the kyngdome of God lyke? or wherto shall I compare it?
Young's Literal Translation
And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde: What is the kyngdome of God like? Or wher vnto shal I copare it?
And he sayde: What is the kyngdome of God like? Or wher vnto shal I copare it?
Mace New Testament (1729)
Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it?
Then he said, what does the kingdom of God resemble? to what shall I compare it?
THE MESSAGE
Then he said, "How can I picture God's kingdom for you? What kind of story can I use? It's like a pine nut that a man plants in his front yard. It grows into a huge pine tree with thick branches, and eagles build nests in it."
Then he said, "How can I picture God's kingdom for you? What kind of story can I use? It's like a pine nut that a man plants in his front yard. It grows into a huge pine tree with thick branches, and eagles build nests in it."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Jesus asked, "What's God's outfit like? How can I explain it to you?
Then Jesus asked, "What's God's outfit like? How can I explain it to you?
Contextual Overview
18 Jesus asked, "What is the Kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? 19 It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and plants it in his field. The plant grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make their nests in its branches." 20 Again Jesus asked, "What shall I compare the Kingdom of God with? 21 It is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises." 22 Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching the people and making his way toward Jerusalem.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Unto: Luke 13:20, Luke 7:31, Lamentations 2:13, Matthew 13:31
the kingdom: Luke 17:21, Mark 4:26, Mark 4:30-34
Reciprocal: Matthew 11:16 - whereunto Matthew 13:24 - The kingdom Mark 4:31 - like
Cross-References
Genesis 8:20
Noah built an altar to the Lord ; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.
Noah built an altar to the Lord ; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.
Genesis 13:4
and had built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord .
and had built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 13:7
So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's animals. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the land.)
So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's animals. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the land.)
Genesis 13:8
Then Abram said to Lot, "We are relatives, and your men and my men shouldn't be quarreling.
Then Abram said to Lot, "We are relatives, and your men and my men shouldn't be quarreling.
Genesis 14:13
But a man escaped and reported all this to Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's allies.
But a man escaped and reported all this to Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's allies.
Genesis 18:1
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day,
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day,
Genesis 23:2
She died in Hebron in the land of Canaan, and Abraham mourned her death.
She died in Hebron in the land of Canaan, and Abraham mourned her death.
Genesis 35:27
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived.
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived.
Genesis 37:14
His father told him, "Go and see if your brothers are safe and if the flock is all right; then come back and tell me." So his father sent him on his way from Hebron Valley. Joseph arrived at Shechem
His father told him, "Go and see if your brothers are safe and if the flock is all right; then come back and tell me." So his father sent him on his way from Hebron Valley. Joseph arrived at Shechem
Numbers 13:22
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Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said he, unto what is the kingdom of God like?.... The same with the kingdom of heaven, in Matthew 13:31 and so the Ethiopic version reads it here, "and whereunto shall I resemble it?" of this way of speaking, Matthew 13:31- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See these parables explained in the notes at Matthew 13:31-32.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. - 19. The kingdom - is like a grain of mustard seed — Matthew 13:31.
