King James Version

Mark 4:30

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “how” (πῶς) before shall we here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “let us present” (θῶμεν;) after parable here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “what” (ποίᾳ) before parable here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “let us bring” (παραβάλωμεν) before it here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidΠῶςpōsWhereuntoπῶςadverb — “Whereunto”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.Whereuntoὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmenshall we likenὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “shall we liken”, a single actionG3666I make like, liken; I compare.This verse uses “liken”.shall we likenτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἢē? orἤconjunction — “? or”G2228or, than.? orἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withτίνιtiniwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “what”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itπαραβολῇparabolēparableπαραβολήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “parable”, the to- or for-formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.θῶμενthōmento placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to place”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.

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ποίᾳpoiawhatποῖος (poios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “what”, the to- or for-formG4169of what sort.παραβάλωμενparabalōmenshall we compareπαραβάλλω (paraballō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “shall we compare”, a single actionG3846I compare, arrive, land.This verse uses “compare”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?

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