Again he said,“ What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?

又说：“神的国，我们可用什么比较呢？可用什么比喻表明呢？

耶稣又说：“我们可用什么来比拟上帝的国呢？可用什么比喻来说明呢？

耶稣又说：“我们可用什么来比拟神的国呢？可用什么比喻来说明呢？

耶稣说：“我们拿什么比作上帝的国呢？用什么比喻来解释呢？

又说：“我们要把神的国比作什么呢？我们可以用什么比喻来形容它呢？

耶稣又说：“我们把神的国比做什么呢？用什么比喻来表明它呢？

又說：「神的國，我們可用甚麼比較呢？可用甚麼比喻表明呢？

耶穌又說：「我們可用甚麼來比擬上帝的國呢？可用甚麼比喻來說明呢？

耶穌又說：「我們可用甚麼來比擬神的國呢？可用甚麼比喻來說明呢？

耶穌說：「我們拿什麼比作上帝的國呢？用什麼比喻來解釋呢？

又說：“我們要把神的國比作甚麼呢？我們可以用甚麼比喻來形容它呢？

耶穌說：『我們要怎樣比擬上帝的國呢？或是說：要用甚麼比喻來表明它呢？

耶穌又說：「我們把神的國比做什麼呢？用什麼比喻來表明它呢？

又曰、上帝國我儕何以比之、抑以何喻表之耶、

又曰、上帝國何以比之、將以何譬譬之耶、

又曰、我儕何以譬天主國、將以何喻喻之、

又曰：『天主國將何以比之、吾果何所取譬乎？

Again Jesus said,“ What can we say God’s kingdom is like? What story can we use to explain it?

And he said,“ With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

Jesus said,“ How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?

And he said,“ With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it?

And He was saying,“ How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

Then He said,“ To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?

And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

And He said:“ How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it?

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

He also asked,“ To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

He said,“ How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

He told them another parable:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”

Then Jesus asked,“ What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”Again he asked,“ What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

“ To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Jesus told them another parable:“ The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

What can I say for you? With what can I compare you, Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you, Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?