31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;

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31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.

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20 (A)So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.

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20 In this way the word of the Lord(A) spread widely and grew in power.(B)

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed(A)

18 (B)Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a [a]large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

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  1. Luke 13:19 NU omits large

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(C) like?(D) What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,(E) and the birds perched in its branches.”(F)

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11 For (A)from the rising of the sun, even to its going down,
My name shall be great (B)among the Gentiles;
(C)In every place (D)incense shall be offered to My name,
And a pure offering;
(E)For My name shall be great among the nations,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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11 My name will be great(A) among the nations,(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(C) In every place incense(D) and pure offerings(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

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17 blessing I will (A)bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants (B)as the stars of the heaven (C)and as the sand which is on the seashore; and (D)your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 (E)In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, (F)because you have obeyed My voice.”

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17 I will surely bless you(A) and make your descendants(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky(C) and as the sand on the seashore.(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(E) 18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](F) because you have obeyed me.”(G)

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all (A)zealous for the law;

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20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous(A) for the law.(B)

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14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

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14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(A)

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However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

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But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(A) to about five thousand.

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41 Then those who [a]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

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  1. Acts 2:41 NU omits gladly

41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(A) that day.

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed(A)

31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: (B)“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a (C)tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

The Parable of the Leaven(D)

33 (E)Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three [a]measures of meal till (F)it was all leavened.”

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  1. Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(C) a mustard seed,(D) which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”(E)

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(F) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(G) until it worked all through the dough.”(H)

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  1. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms

It shall come to pass in that day
That there will be no light;
The [a]lights will diminish.
It shall be one day
(A)Which is known to the Lord
Neither day nor night.
But at (B)evening time it shall happen
That it will be light.

And in that day it shall be
That living (C)waters shall flow from Jerusalem,
Half of them toward [b]the eastern sea
And half of them toward [c]the western sea;
In both summer and winter it shall occur.
And the Lord shall be (D)King over all the earth.
In that day it shall be—
(E)“The Lord is one,”
And His name one.

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  1. Zechariah 14:6 Lit. glorious ones
  2. Zechariah 14:8 The Dead Sea
  3. Zechariah 14:8 The Mediterranean Sea

On that day there will be neither sunlight(A) nor cold, frosty darkness. It will be a unique(B) day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night.(C) When evening comes, there will be light.(D)

On that day living water(E) will flow(F) out from Jerusalem, half of it east(G) to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.(H)

The Lord will be king(I) over the whole earth.(J) On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.(K)

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In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.

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On that day the Lord will shield(A) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest(B) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,(C) like the angel of the Lord going before(D) them.

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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(A)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (B)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’

23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (C)from every language of the nations shall (D)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (E)that God is with you.” ’ ”

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  1. Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment

20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)

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