Jesus told the crowd another story. He said,“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. Someone took the seed and planted it in a field.

他又设个比喻对他们说：“天国好像一粒芥菜种，有人拿去种在田里。

他又设个比喻对他们说：“天国好比一粒芥菜种，有人拿去种在田里。

他又设个比喻对他们说：“天国好比一粒芥菜种，有人拿去种在田里。

耶稣又给他们讲了一个比喻：“天国就像一粒芥菜种，人把它种在田里。

耶稣又对他们讲了另外一个比喻，说：“天国好像一粒芥菜种，人拿去把它种在田里。

耶稣对他们讲了另一个比喻说：“天国好比一粒芥菜种子，有人拿去种在他的田里。

他又設個比喻對他們說：「天國好像一粒芥菜種，有人拿去種在田裏。

他又設個比喻對他們說：「天國好比一粒芥菜種，有人拿去種在田裏。

他又設個比喻對他們說：「天國好比一粒芥菜種，有人拿去種在田裏。

耶穌又給他們講了一個比喻：「天國就像一粒芥菜種，人把它種在田裡。

耶穌又對他們講了另外一個比喻，說：“天國好像一粒芥菜種，人拿去把它種在田裡。

耶穌把另一個比喻擺在他們面前，說：『天國好像一粒芥菜種；人拿了，種在他的田地裏。

耶穌對他們講了另一個比喻說：「天國好比一粒芥菜種子，有人拿去種在他的田裡。

又設喻曰、天國猶芥種一粒、人取而播於田、

又設譬曰、天國猶芥種、人取播於田、

又設喻曰、天國如一粒芥種、人取而種於田、

復又喻曰：『天國猶如芥子；

He told them another parable:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

He put another parable before them, saying,“ The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

Here is another illustration Jesus used:“ The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.

He presented another parable to them:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

He presented another parable to them, saying,“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;

Another parable He put forth to them, saying:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

He presented another parable to them:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

He gave them another parable:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

He set another parable before them, saying,“ The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

Then Jesus asked,“ What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it to?It is like a mustard seed. Someone took the seed and planted it in a garden. It grew and became a tree. The birds sat in its branches.”

Again Jesus said,“ What can we say God’s kingdom is like? What story can we use to explain it?It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.But when you plant the seed, it grows. It becomes the largest of all garden plants. Its branches are so big that birds can rest in its shade.”

He replied,“ Because your faith is much too small. What I’m about to tell you is true. If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, it is enough. You can say to this mountain,‘ Move from here to there.’ And it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Jesus told the crowd another story.“ Here is what the kingdom of heaven is like,” he said.“ A man planted good seed in his field.

He replied,“ Suppose you have faith as small as a mustard seed. Then you can say to this mulberry tree,‘ Be pulled up. Be planted in the sea.’ And it will obey you.

Jesus went on to tell the people a story.“ A man planted a vineyard,” he said.“ He rented it out to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.

While the people were listening to these things, Jesus told them a story. He was near Jerusalem. The people thought that God’s kingdom was going to appear right away.