Verse 18
Luke 13:18
World English Bible, British Edition
18
He said,
“What is God (Elohim)’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?
Original Language Text
greek
Ἔλεγεν ⸀οὖν· Τίνι ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ τίνι ὁμοιώσω αὐτήν;
English Translation
He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 13 Context
1
Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had...
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2
Yashua (Jesus) answered them,
“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the oth...
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I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
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4
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were worse...
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I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”
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6
He spoke this parable.
“A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fr...
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7
He said to the vine dresser, ‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig
tr...
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8
He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilise it.
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9
If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”
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10
He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.
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11
Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years.
She was bent over and could...
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12
When Yashua (Jesus) saw her, he called her and said to her,
“Woman, you are freed from your infirmit...
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13
He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and
glorified God (Elohim).
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14
The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Yashua (Jesus) had
healed on the Sabbath, said t...
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15
Therefore the Lord answered him,
“You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey...
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16
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed...
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17
As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed;
and all the multitude rejoiced for a...
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18
He said,
“What is God (Elohim)’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?
19
It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became
a...
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20
Again he said,
“To what shall I compare God (Elohim)’s Kingdom?
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21
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures
of flour, until it was all leavened....
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22
He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and
travelling on to Jerusalem.
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23
One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?”
He said to them,
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24
“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be...
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25
When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside...
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26
Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
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27
He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniqu...
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28
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets...
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29
They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in God (Elohim)’s Kingdom.
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30
Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be...
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31
On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out
of here and go away, for Herod wants...
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32
He said to them,
“Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomor...
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33
Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it can’t be that a prophet...
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34
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often
I...
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35
Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed...
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