Luke 13:20-21
Lexham English Bible
The Parable of the Yeast
20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and[a] hid in[b] three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
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- Luke 13:21 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 13:21 Some manuscripts have “put into”
Luke 13:20-21
New International Version
20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”(A)
Footnotes
- Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms
Luke 13:20-21
New Living Translation
Parable of the Yeast
20 He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like? 21 It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
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