30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but (A)gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The Mustard Seed

31 He presented another parable to them, saying, (B)The kingdom of heaven is like (C)a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32 and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that (D)the birds of the [a]air come and nest in its branches.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:32 Or sky

30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”(A)

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(B)(C)

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(D) a mustard seed,(E) which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”(F)

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