The Parable of the Mustard Seed^(A)

³⁰ He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God, or with what parable shall we compare it? ³¹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest seed on earth. ³² Yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all shrubs, and shoots out great branches, so that the birds of the air may nest in its shade.”

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast^(A)

¹⁸ Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it? ¹⁹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

²⁰ Again He said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? ²¹ It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in sixty pounds^[a] of meal until all of it was leavened.”