Matthew 13:31-35
Legacy Standard Bible
Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven
31 He presented another parable to them, saying, “(A)The kingdom of heaven is like (B)a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32 and this is the [a]smallest of all seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is the [b]largest of the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that (C)the birds of the [c]air come and nest in its branches.”
33 He spoke another parable to them, “(D)The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in [d](E)three sata of flour until it was all leavened.”
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He was not speaking to them (F)without a parable 35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
“(G)I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:32 Lit smaller
- Matthew 13:32 Lit larger
- Matthew 13:32 Or sky
- Matthew 13:33 Approx. 48 lb. or 39 l, a saton was approx. 16 lb. or 13 l
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