{Set he before them} (pareth(886b)en). So again in  13:31 .
He placed another parable beside (para) the one already given
and explained. The same verb (paratheinai) occurs in  Lu 9:16 .
{Is likened} (h(936d)oi(9374)h(885c)). Timeless aorist passive and a common
way of introducing these parables of the kingdom where a
comparison is drawn ( 18:23  22:2  25:1 ). The case of
anthr(9370)(9369) is associative instrumental.