Luke 13:20
And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
Luke 13:20 in other translations
| BSB | Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God? |
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| WEB | Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom? |
| ASV | And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? |
| YLT | And again he said, ‘To what shall I liken the reign of God? |
| DARBY | And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? |
| BBE | And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like? |
| Webster | And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? |
What does Luke 13:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 13:18-21
Lu 13:18-30. Miscellaneous Teachings. 18-21. mustard seed ... leaven--(See on Mr 4:30-32). The parable of "the Leaven" sets forth, perhaps, rather the inward growth of the kingdom, while "the Mustard Seed" seems to point chiefly to the outward. It being a woman's work to knead, it seems a refinement to say that "the woman" here represents the Church, as the instrument of depositing the leaven. Nor does it yield much…
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:18-22
Here is the progress of the gospel foretold in two parables, as in Mt 13. The kingdom of the Messiah is the kingdom of God. May grace grow in our hearts; may our faith and love grow exceedingly, so as to give undoubted evidence of their reality. May the example of God's saints be blessed to those among whom they live; and may his grace flow from heart to heart, until the little one becomes a thousand.
Luke 13:20 in the original Greek
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Context
- 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.
- Luke 13:20
And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
- Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Luke 13:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y otra vez dijo: ¿A qué compararé el reino de Dios? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit encore: À quoi comparerai-je le royaume de Dieu? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wiederum sprach er: Wem soll ich das Reich Gottes vergleichen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et iterum dixit: Cui simile æstimabo regnum Dei? |