en_tn_condensed/mrk/04/30.md

# To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?

Jesus asked this question to cause his hearers to think about what the kingdom of God is. AT: "With this parable I can explain what the kingdom of God is like." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# when it is sown

This can be stated in active form. AT: "when someone sows it" or "when someone plants it"

# it forms large branches

The mustard tree is described as causing its branches to grow large. AT: "with large branches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jesus asked this question to cause his hearers to think about what the kingdom of God is. AT: "With this parable I can explain what the kingdom of God is like." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# when it is sown`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "when someone sows it" or "when someone plants it"`

			`# it forms large branches`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The mustard tree is described as causing its branches to grow large. AT: "with large branches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]`