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Jesus tells two parables, one of the mustard seed and one of the leaven, showing the insignificant beginnings of the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 13:31-33
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He presented another parable to them, saying,
“ a The kingdom of heaven is like
b a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
and this is smaller than all other seeds,
but when it is full grown,
it is larger than the garden plants
and becomes a tree,
so that a the birds of the 1 air come and nest in its branches .”
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He spoke another parable to them,
“ a The kingdom of heaven is like
leaven, which a woman took and hid in b three 1 pecks of flour
until it was all leavened.”
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Matthew 13:31-33
The Mustard Seed
He presented another parable to them, saying,
“The kingdom of heaven is like
a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
and this is smaller than all other seeds,
but when it is full grown,
it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
The Leaven
He spoke another parable to them,
“The kingdom of heaven is like
leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour
until it was all leavened.”
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