Verb homoioō (to be like, to compare) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

6: 8Do not be like (homoioō) them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
7: 24"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like (homoioō) a wise man who built his house on rock.
7: 26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like (homoioō) a foolish man who built his house on sand.
11: 16"But to what will I compare (homoioō) this generation? It is similar to children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,
13: 24He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like (homoioō) someone who sowed good seed in his field;
18: 23"For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like (homoioō) a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
22: 2"The kingdom of heaven is like (homoioō) a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
25: 1"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like (homoioō) this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Mark

4: 30He also said, "With what can we compare (homoioō) the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it?

Luke

7: 31"To what then will I compare (homoioō) the people of this generation, and what are they like?
13: 18He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare (homoioō) it?
13: 20And again he said, "To what should I compare (homoioō) the kingdom of God?

Acts

14: 11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us being like (homoioō) men!"