19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a [a]large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

The Parable of the Leaven(A)

20 And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like [b]leaven, which a woman took and hid in three (B)measures[c] of meal till it was all leavened.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:19 NU omits large
  2. Luke 13:21 yeast
  3. Luke 13:21 Gr. sata, same as Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all

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