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.”

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Footnotes

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

31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three [a]measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:33 The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure containing nearly a peck and a half.