Matthew 13:33-36

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures^[a] of meal, till the whole was leavened.

34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

Footnotes

• [a]. measures: the word in the Greek is a measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint