Luke 13:20
“And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?”
Luke 13:20 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
- DARBYDarby
- And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Again he said, To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And again he said, 'To what shall I liken the reign of God?
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Again he asked, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
Context: Luke 13
18Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
19It 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.
20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
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Commentary
Luke 13 is a chapter that speaks to the importance of repentance and the consequences of not doing so. Jesus begins by warning the people of Jerusalem that they must repent or they will perish. He then tells a parable about a fig tree that has not produced fruit for three years. The owner of the tree wants to cut it down, but the gardener pleads for it to be given one more year to bear fruit. Jesus uses this parable to illustrate the importance of repentance and the consequences of not doing so.