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Mark 4:31
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Mark 4:31
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31 It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds,
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Mark 4:31
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Mark 4:31
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31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.
Acts 19:20
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Acts 19:20
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20 So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
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Acts 19:20
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Acts 19:20
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Luke 13:18-19
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Luke 13:18-19
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Parable of the Mustard Seed
18 Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? 19 It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
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Luke 13:18-19
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Luke 13:18-19
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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)
Malachi 1:11
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Malachi 1:11
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11 But my name is honored[a] by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer[b] sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Genesis 22:17-18
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Genesis 22:17-18
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17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants[a] beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. 18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”
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Genesis 22:17-18
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Genesis 22:17-18
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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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- Genesis 22:18 Or seed
- Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
Acts 21:20
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Acts 21:20
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20 After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.
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Acts 21:20
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Acts 21:20
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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)
Acts 5:14
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Acts 5:14
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14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.
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Acts 5:14
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Acts 5:14
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14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(A)
Acts 4:4
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Acts 4:4
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4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.
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Acts 4:4
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Acts 4:4
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4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(A) to about five thousand.
Acts 2:41
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Acts 2:41
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41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
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Acts 2:41
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Acts 2:41
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41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(A) that day.
Matthew 13:31-33
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Matthew 13:31-33
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Parable of the Mustard Seed
31 Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
Parable of the Yeast
33 Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
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Matthew 13:31-33
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Matthew 13:31-33
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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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- Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
Zechariah 14:6-9
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Zechariah 14:6-9
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6 On that day the sources of light will no longer shine,[a] 7 yet there will be continuous day! Only the Lord knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light.
8 On that day life-giving waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half toward the Dead Sea and half toward the Mediterranean,[b] flowing continuously in both summer and winter.
9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord—his name alone will be worshiped.
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Zechariah 14:6-9
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Zechariah 14:6-9
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6 On that day there will be neither sunlight(A) nor cold, frosty darkness. 7 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)
8 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)
9 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)
Zechariah 12:8
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Zechariah 12:8
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8 On that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem; the weakest among them will be as mighty as King David! And the royal descendants will be like God, like the angel of the Lord who goes before them!
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Zechariah 12:8
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Zechariah 12:8
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8 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.
Zechariah 8:20-23
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: People from nations and cities around the world will travel to Jerusalem. 21 The people of one city will say to the people of another, ‘Come with us to Jerusalem to ask the Lord to bless us. Let’s worship the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. I’m determined to go.’ 22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies and to ask for his blessing.
23 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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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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