Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Mark 4:30 in English Standard Version "And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?" Mt 13:31 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.Mt 13:32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”Lu 13:18 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?Lu 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”