10 For who has despised the day of (A)small things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The [a]plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
(B)They are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:10 Lit. plummet stone

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.”

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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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Footnotes

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

Jesus Blesses Little Children(A)

13 (B)Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for (C)of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.

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