^10 (A)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see ^(B)the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

^(C)“These seven ^(D)are the eyes of the Lord, ^(E)which range through the whole earth.”

²⁸ God chose what is low and despised in the world, even ^(A)things that are not, to ^(B)bring to nothing things that are, ²⁹ so ^(C)that no human being^[a] might boast in the presence of God.

^9 (A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those ^(B)whose heart is blameless^[a] toward him. ^(C)You have done foolishly in this, for from now on ^(D)you will have wars.”

^3 (A)‘Who is left among you who saw this house ^(B)in its former glory? How do you see it now? ^(C)Is it not as nothing in your eyes?

The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

³¹ He put another parable before them, saying, ^(A)“The kingdom of heaven is like ^(B)a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. ³² It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”

³³ He told them another parable. ^(C)“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in ^(D)three measures of flour, till it was ^(E)all leavened.”

⁹ For behold, on ^(A)the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with ^(B)seven eyes,^[a] I will ^(C)engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and ^(D)I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

⁶ And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw ^(A)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with ^(B)seven eyes, which are ^(C)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.