Matthew 13:33-35
New King James Version
The Parable of the Leaven(A)
33 (B)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 (C)it was all leavened.”
Prophecy and the Parables
34 (D)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
(E)“I will open My mouth in parables;
(F)I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
Matthew 13:33-35
New International Version
33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(B) until it worked all through the dough.”(C)
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(D) 35 So was fulfilled(E) what was spoken through the prophet:
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
- Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2
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