The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and[a] sowed in his field. 32 It[b] is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”

The Parable of the Yeast

33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and[c] put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 13:32 Literally “which,” but a new sentence is started here in the English translation
  3. Matthew 13:33 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb

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.