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33 Jesus also said:

The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.

The Reason for Teaching with Stories

(Mark 4.33,34)

34 Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories. 35 (A) So God's promise came true, just as the prophet[a] had said,

“I will use stories
    to speak my message
and to explain things hidden
since the creation
    of the world.”

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Footnotes

  1. 13.35 the prophet: Some manuscripts have “the prophet Isaiah.”

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