Mark 4:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Mark 4:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Whereunto shall we liken ... - This shows the great solicitude which Jesus had to adapt his instructions to the capacity of his disciples. He sought out the most plain and striking illustrations...

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• Mark 4:30 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (5) And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? (5) God uses a method that men never do, beginning with the least and ending with the great...

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• Mark 4:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The teaching in parables to the multitude is now resumed, and two further examples are given, those of the seed growing secretly and the mustard seed. The first is peculiar to Mk. Loisy interprets it...

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• Mark 4:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  comparison . parable. shall we . are we to.

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• Mark 4:30 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1424 THE GRAIN OF MUSTARD-SEED Mark 4:30-32 . And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? it is like a grain of mustard-seed...

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• Mark 4:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? - How amiable is this carefulness of Jesus! How ins...

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• Mark 4:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

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• Mark 4:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Parable of the Sower. Stilling the Tempest 1-9. Parable of the Sower ( Matthew 13:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). See on Mt.

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• Mark 4:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  With what comparison shall we compare it? — Literally, By what parable shall we set it forth? The question which introduces the parable is in St. Mark and St. Luke, but not in St. Matthew. It giv...

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• Mark 4:30 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 4:30-34 ( Mark 4:30-34 ) THE MUSTARD SEED "And He said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it...

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• Mark 4:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Growth in God's Kingdom Mark 4:10-41 How quick the Master was to observe the meaning of natural symbols! To Him all things were unfoldings of eternal mystery, and the ways of men unconsciously...

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• Mark 4:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In verses Mark 4:1-2 ; Mark 4:10-12 , we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and...

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• Mark 4:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (30) And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? (31) It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less tha...

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• Mark 4:30 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  MARKS OF THE CHURCH ‘Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God?… It is like a grain of mustard seed.’ Mark 4:30-31 What are the characteristics of the Church which would possess the future...

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• Mark 4:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he said ,.... Still continuing his discourse on this subject, and in order to convey to the minds of his disciples clearer ideas of the Gospel dispensation, the success of the Gospel, and the us...

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• Mark 4:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? Ver. 30. Whereunto shall we liken, &c. ] The wisdom of God, the great Counsellor, seems...

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• Mark 4:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God , &c. See notes on Matthew 13:31-32 . He spake the word unto them as they were able to hear it Adapting it to the capacity of his hearers, and spea...

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• Mark 4:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1-58 , but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells...

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• Mark 4:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Gradual Advance of the Gospel.       21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not...

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• Mark 4:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 30-32. We met with this parable in Matthew 13:31,32 , where the reader will find we have given the sense of it. It is a prophetical parable, foretelling the great success that the gospel, whi...

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• Mark 4:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Message of the Kingly Rule of God Will Now Be Spread Widely and Will Produce Abundant Fruit (4:1-34). As we have already seen the Gospel began with Jesus Christ as God's beloved Son and has gr...

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• Mark 4:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 4:30-34 (PARALLELS: Matthew 13:31-32 ; Luke 13:18-19 .) The rise and progress of Christianity .— I. Christianity is insignificant in its beginning ....

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• Mark 4:30 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Mark 4:26-33 Christ's Idea of Christianity. I. The kingdom of God, or the beginning of a truly religious life in the soul of a man, may be obscure, imperceptible and unconscious. When a man is bu...

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• Mark 4:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 4:12 . That seeing they may see, and not perceive. St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26-27 . They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which...

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• Mark 4:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

  It is like a grain of mustard seed. The parable of the mustard seed In the parable before us, the unity of the kingdom becomes conspicuous, the individuality of its members subordinate. The fig...

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• Mark 4:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 4:1 And again he began to teach by the seaside. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. Th...

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• Mark 4:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

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• Mark 4:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Lamentations 2:13 ; Luke 13:18 ; Luke 13:20 ; Luke 13:21 ; Matthew 11:16

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• Mark 4:30 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Getting What You Give Mark 4:24-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are many "as" and "sos" in the "Word of God. These cover various lines of consideration. Let us suggest one or two of these before w...

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