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？

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

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?

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。它原比所有的種子都小，等到長起來，卻比各樣的菜都大，且成了樹，以致天上的飛鳥來在它的枝上築巢。」

耶穌說：「上帝的國像甚麼？我拿甚麼來比擬呢？它好比一粒芥菜種，有人拿去種在園子裏，長大成樹，天上的飛鳥在它的枝上築巢。」他又說：「我拿甚麼來比擬上帝的國呢？它好比麵酵，有婦人拿來放進三斗麵裏，直到全團都發起來。」

「我該用甚麼來比這世代呢？這正像孩童坐在街市上向同伴呼喊：

耶穌又設個比喻對他們說：「天國好比人撒好種在田裏，

耶路撒冷啊，我可用甚麼向你證明呢？我可用甚麼與你相比呢？少女錫安哪，我拿甚麼和你比較，好安慰你呢？因你的裂傷大如海；誰能醫治你呢？