MARK 4:30 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Again he said, “What could we like God’s kingdom to? Or what parable could we explain it with?

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And he was saying, “How will we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable will we present it?

UST Jesus told them another story with a lesson. He said, “When God begins to show himself as king, what is it like? What word picture can I use to describe it?

BSB § Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

BLB And He was saying, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we present it?

AICNT And he said, “How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it?

OEB Jesus also said, ‘To what can we liken the kingdom of God?

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV And He said, “To what may we liken the Kingdom of God, or in what allegory may we compare it?

FBV What can we compare God's kingdom to? What illustration shall we use?” he asked.

TCNT Then Jesus said, “To what [fn]can we compare the kingdom of God? Or what parable can we use to [fn]describe it?

4:30 can ¦ shall BYZ HF PCK

4:30 describe ¦ present CT

T4T Jesus told them another parable. He said, “I will tell you [RHQ] how the number of people whose lives God rules in a new way will continue to grow (OR, each continue to have more and more influence in this world). I hope [RHQ] that this illustration will show this to you.

LEB And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?

BBE And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

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Wymth Another saying of His was this: "How are we to picture the Kingdom of God? or by what figure of speech shall we represent it?

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

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

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

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

4.30 Elohim

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

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

KJB-1769 ¶ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And he said, Wherunto shal we liken the kingdome of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?
(¶ And he said, Wherunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?)

4:30 Matth.13.31.

Bshps And he sayde: Wherevnto shall we lyken the kyngdome of God? Or with what comparyson shall we compare it?
(And he said: Wherevnto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparyson shall we compare it?)

Gnva He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
(He said moreover/what's_more, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? )

Cvdl And he sayde: Where vnto wyl we licken the kyngdome of God? Or by what symilitude wyl we compare it?
(And he said: Where unto will we licken the kingdom of God? Or by what symilitude will we compare it?)

TNT And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what compareson shall we compare it?
(And he said: where unto shall we like the kingdom of God? or with what compareson shall we compare it? )

Wyc And he seide, To what thing schulen we likne the kyngdom of God? or to what parable schulen we comparisoun it?
(And he said, To what thing should we likne the kingdom of God? or to what parable should we comparisoun it?)

Luth Und er sprach: Wem wollen wir das Reich Gottes vergleichen und durch welch Gleichnis wollen wir es vorbilden?
(And he spoke: Wem wollen we/us the kingdom God’s vergleichen and through welch Gleichnis wollen we/us it vorbilden?)

ClVg Et dicebat: Cui assimilabimus regnum Dei? aut cui parabolæ comparabimus illud?
(And dicebat: Cui assimilabimus kingdom of_God? aut cui parabolæ comparabimus illud? )

UGNT καὶ ἔλεγεν, πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν?
(kai elegen, pōs homoiōsōmen taʸn Basileian tou Theou, aʸ en tini autaʸn parabolaʸ thōmen?)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ἔλεγεν· ⸀Πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν ⸀τίνι ⸂αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν⸃;
(Kai elegen; ⸀Pōs homoiōsōmen taʸn basileian tou theou, aʸ en ⸀tini ⸂autaʸn parabolaʸ thōmen⸃;)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἔλεγε, [fn]Τίνι [fn]ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ; Ἢ ἐν [fn]ποίᾳ παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτήν;
(Kai elege, Tini homoiōsōmen taʸn basileian tou Theou; Aʸ en poia parabolaʸ parabalōmen autaʸn; )

4:30 τινι ¦ πως ANT CT

4:30 ομοιωσωμεν ¦ ομοιωσομεν BYZ HF PCK

4:30 ποια παραβολη παραβαλωμεν αυτην ¦ τινι παραβολη παραβαλωμεν αυτην ANT ¦ τινι αυτην παραβολη θωμεν CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν?

how ˱we˲_/may/_liken the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God or with what it parable ˱we˲_/may/_present

Jesus is using the question form to introduce what he is about to teach. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “We will now compare the kingdom of God to something. We will put it in a parable.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν

how ˱we˲_/may/_liken the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God or with what it parable ˱we˲_/may/_present

By we, Jesus means himself and his audience, so use the inclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction. Jesus uses this form because he wants his audience to be involved in thinking about how parables can help explain the kingdom of God. Alternate translation: “What would be a good comparison for us to use for the kingdom of God, or what parable could we use for it”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἢ

Here, the word or introduces another similar question. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a related question, or you could leave or untranslated. Alternate translation: “and” or “or again,”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν

with what it parable ˱we˲_/may/_present

Here Jesus speaks as if the kingdom of God were an object that he could put in a parable, which he speaks about as if it were a container. He means that he can explain the kingdom of God by using a parable. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with what parable will we describe it” or “what parable can we use to explain it”

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