New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
New International Version NIV
18 So He was saying, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
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Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?
19 "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."
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It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”
20 And again He said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
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Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?
21 "It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened."
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It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty poundsof flour until it worked all through the dough.”
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