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Mark 4:30 KJV
Mark · chapter 4 · verse 30
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?Mark 4:30 · King James Version
Mark 4:30 in context
28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31It 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:
32But 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- comparisonparabolēa placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle…G3850 →
- Whereuntotiswho, which, whatG5101 →
- kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →
- compareparaballōto throw before, cast to , to put one thing by the side of another for the sake of…G3846 →
- likenhomoioōto be made like, to liken, compare, illustrate by comparisonsG3666 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these: - I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that is, as in the parable before, to bring forth fruit.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-34