The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Yeast

31 He(A) presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven(B) is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It’s the smallest of all the seeds, but when grown, it’s taller than the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”(C)

33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds[a] of flour until it spread through all of it.”[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:33 Lit 3 sata; about 40 quarts
  2. Matthew 13:33 Or until all of it was leavened

The Parables about a Mustard Seed and Yeast(A)

31 He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom from[a] heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. 32 Although it is the smallest of[b] all seeds, when it is fully grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, and the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:31 Lit. of
  2. Matthew 13:32 Or it is smaller than
  3. Matthew 13:33 Lit. of
  4. Matthew 13:33 Lit. hid in