And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.