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 (A)the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

20 And again He said, (B)To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 (C)It is like [a]leaven, which a woman took and hid in (D)three [b]sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

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  1. Luke 13:21 I.e., fermented dough
  2. Luke 13:21 A Gr term for a Heb measure, totaling about 48 lb. or 22 kg of flour

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