“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

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

Thus Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

“To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

He presented them with another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

Just as Isaiah predicted, “If the Lord of armies had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.