Luke 13:20-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Again He said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God(A) to? 21 It’s like yeast(B) that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds[a] of flour until it spread through the entire mixture.”[b]
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- Luke 13:21 Lit 3 sata; about 40 quarts
- Luke 13:21 Or until all of it was leavened
Luke 13:20-21
Lexham English Bible
The Parable of the Yeast
20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and[a] hid in[b] three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
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- Luke 13:21 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 13:21 Some manuscripts have “put into”
Luke 13:20-21
New International Version
20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”(A)
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- Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms
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