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AndΚαὶhe was saying,ἔλεγεν“HowΠῶςshall we compareὁμοιώσωμενthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God,τοῦ θεοῦorἢinἐνwhatτίνιparableπαραβολῇshall we putθῶμενit?αὐτὴν
Mark 4:30
Study it in the app“And he was saying, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it?”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 4:30, word by word
- he was sayingἔλεγενelegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appears- shall we compareὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmen
compare
To say what something is like.
Where else “homoiōsōmen” appears- the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- parableπαραβολῇparabolēi
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolēi” appears- shall we putθῶμενthōmen
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “thōmen” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The mustard seed
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Mark 4:30-32
30And he was saying, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it? 31It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth; 32and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”
31He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32it is smaller than all the seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”
18So he was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and put in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”
The context
29But when the grain permits, at once he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 · This verse (above)
31It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth;
To study Mark 4 in a group
1. What it says
What happened in the boat when the storm came, and what did Jesus do (vv. 37–39)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” when telling the parable of the sower (vv. 3–9)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you cowards?” (v. 40). What fear of today could you bring before him?