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19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”

The Parable of the Yeast

20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.”

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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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Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms