Matthew 13:31
Modern Translations
New International Version
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

New Living Translation
Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.

English Standard Version
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.

Berean Study Bible
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

New American Standard Bible
He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;

NASB 1995
He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

NASB 1977
He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Amplified Bible
He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Christian Standard Bible
He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.

Good News Translation
Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus used another illustration. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone planted in a field.

International Standard Version
He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

NET Bible
He gave them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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:

New King James Version
Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,

King James 2000 Bible
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:

New Heart English Bible
He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

World English Bible
He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

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

American Standard Version
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

A Faithful Version
Another parable He presented to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is compared to a tiny mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;

Darby Bible Translation
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;

English Revised Version
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Webster's Bible Translation
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Another parable he put foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a graine of mustard seede, which a man taketh and soweth in his fielde:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Another parable put he foorth vnto them, saying. The kyngdome of heauen is like to a grayne of mustard seede, which a man toke & sowed in his fielde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Another parable put he forth vnto the, and sayde: The kyngdome of heauen is like vnto a grane of mustarde sede, which a man toke, and sowed it in his felde.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Another parable he put forthe vnto the sayinge. The kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a grayne of mustard seed which a ma taketh and soweth in his felde
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, sowed in his field,

Berean Literal Bible
He put before them another parable, saying: "The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man having taken, sowed in his field,

Young's Literal Translation
Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

Smith's Literal Translation
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a kernel of mustard, which a man taking, sowed in his field:

Literal Emphasis Translation
He put before them another parable, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard, which a man having taken sowed in his field;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He told another parable to them and said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a grain of mustard seed which a man had taken and sown in his field.

Lamsa Bible
He related another parable to them, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, that a man took and sowed in his field.

Godbey New Testament
And He submitted another parable to them, saying; The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which, a man having taken, sowed in his field;

Haweis New Testament
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field:

Mace New Testament
He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.

Weymouth New Testament
Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.

Worrell New Testament
Another parable He set before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man, having taken, sowed in his field:

Worsley New Testament
Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
















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