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Mark 4:30

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

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 usefulness of their ministration of it, for their encouragement, how unpromising soever things might then be:whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison shall we compare it?

It was usual with the Jewish doctors, when about to illustrate anything in a parabolical way to begin with such like questions; as, hmwd rbdh hml, "to what is this thing like" ? when the answer is to such or such thing, as here.

T. Hieros. Bava Bathra, fol. 16. 2. T. Bab. Zebachim, fol. 82. 1. & Sabbat, fol. 108. 1.

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