Matthew 13:31-34

New King James Version

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.”

Prophecy and the Parables

^34 (G)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,