Matthew 13:31-35

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. ¹

32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

The Parable of the Leaven

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.” ²

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables

34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. ³

35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.” ^[a]

Cross References

• 1. (Mark 4:30–34; Luke 13:18–19)
• 2. (Luke 13:20–21)
• 3. (Psalms 78:1–72)

Footnotes

• [a] Psalms 78:2 (see also LXX); SBL, NE, and WH do not include of the world.