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)

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  1. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms

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.”

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

The Parable of the Yeast(A)

33 Jesus told them still another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises.”

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The Parable of the Yeast

33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”(A)

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  1. 13.33 Gk hid in

33 Another story. “God’s kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises.”

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