The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

Luke 13

¹⁸ _k Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? ¹⁹ "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a ₁ large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."

²⁰ And again He said, "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹ "It is like ₂ leaven, which a woman took and hid in three _l measures _{3 4} of meal till it was all leavened."

1. Cross References
   Matthew 13:31
   Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
   Matthew 13:32
   "which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
   Mark 4:30 - 32
   Then He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 13:33
   Another parable He spoke to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.
   

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