Mark 4:30
Strong's Lexicon
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He asked,
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“To what
Πῶς (Pōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

can we compare
ὁμοιώσωμεν (homoiōsōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3666: To make like, liken; I compare. From homoios; to assimilate, i.e. Compare; passively, to become similar.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

kingdom
βασιλείαν (basileian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.

of God ?
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

With
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

what
τίνι (tini)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

parable
παραβολῇ (parabolē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

shall we present
θῶμεν (thōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

it ?
αὐτὴν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

Young's Literal Translation
And he said, ‘To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And He said: “How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it?

New American Standard Bible
And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

King James Bible
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?

New Living Translation
Jesus said, "How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?

English Standard Version
And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

New American Standard Bible
And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

King James Bible
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And He said: "How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it?

International Standard Version
He was also saying, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?

NET Bible
He also asked, "To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

American Standard Version
And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

English Revised Version
And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

Young's Literal Translation
And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?
















Cross References
Matthew 13:24
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

Matthew 13:31
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:

Matthew 13:32
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Mark 4:31
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:

Luke 13:18
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

Luke 13:19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark 4:29
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

Mark 4:28
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

Mark 4:27
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

Mark 4:32
But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
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