Luke 13:18 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹⁸ He said, therefore, "What is the Kingdom of God like, and to what can I compare it?

²⁴ Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

³¹ Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. ³² It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it is grown it is the largest of plants and grows into a tree, so that the wild birds come and roost in its branches."

²⁶ "The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,

³⁰ "How can we find any comparison," he said, "for the reign of God, or what figure can we use to describe it? ³¹ It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the world, ³² yet once sown, comes up and grows to be the largest of all the plants, and produces branches so large that the wild birds can roost under the shelter of it." ³³ With many such figures he told them the message, as far as they were able to receive it. ³⁴ He said nothing to them except in figures, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.

³¹ So what is there to which I can compare the men of this age? What are they like?

²⁰ And he went on, "To what can I compare the Kingdom of God?

²¹ and people will not say, 'Look! here it is!' or 'There it is!' for the Kingdom of God is within you."