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Matthew 13:33-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Matthew 13:33-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Parable of the Yeast
33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”(A)
The Use of Parables
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing.(B) 35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:[b]
“I will open my mouth to speak in parables;
I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation.”[c](C)
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