Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven

³¹ He presented another parable to them, saying, “^(A)The kingdom of heaven is like ^(B)a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

³³ He spoke another parable to them, “^(A)The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in ^[a](B)three sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

A Costly Pearl

⁴⁵ “Again, ^(A)the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,

A Dragnet

⁴⁷ “Again, ^(A)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;

²³ “For this reason ^(A)the kingdom of heaven ^[a]may be compared to a king who wished to ^(B)settle accounts with his slaves.

Laborers in the Vineyard

20 “For ^(A)the kingdom of heaven is like ^[a]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his ^(B)vineyard.

² “^(A)The kingdom of heaven ^[a]may be compared to ^[b]a king who ^[c]gave a ^(B)wedding feast for his son.

Parable of Ten Virgins

25 “Then ^(A)the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins, who took their ^(B)lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

The Parable of the Seed

²⁶ And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; ²⁷ and he sleeps and rises, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know. ²⁸ The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. ²⁹ But when the grain ^[a]is ripe, he immediately ^[b](A)puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

^30 (B)And He was saying, “How shall we ^(C)compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?