Matthew 13:31-33

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The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

31 He put another parable before them, saying, 1“The kingdom of heaven is like 2a 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. 3“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in 4three measures of flour, till it was 5all leavened. ”

Cross References 5

  • 1. 13:31 For ver. 31, 32, see Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18, 19
  • 2. 13:31 ch. 17:20; Luke 17:6
  • 3. 13:33 Luke 13:20, 21
  • 4. 13:33 Gen. 18:6
  • 5. 13:33 1 Cor. 5:6; Gal. 5:9
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