Mark 4:30
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
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ASV
And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?
KJV
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἔλεγεν· | elegen | He was saying; | G3004 → |
| πῶς | pōs | how | G4459 → |
| ὁμοιώσωμεν | homoiōsōmen | shall we liken | G3666 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| βασιλείαν | basileian | kingdom | G932 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → |
| ἢ | ē | Or | G2228 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τίνι | tini | which | G5101 → |
| αὐτὴν | autēn | it | G846 → |
| παραβολῇ | parabolēa | parable | G3850 → |
| θῶμεν; | thōmen | let us present | G5087 → |
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