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19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds [a]found shelter and roosted and nested in its branches.

20 And again He said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour or meal until it was all leavened (fermented).

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  1. Luke 13:19 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.

19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,(A) and the birds perched in its branches.”(B)

20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”(C)

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  1. Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms