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Mark 4:30-32

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30 He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it?
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth;
31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.
32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."
32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
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