Matthew 13:32-34
EasyEnglish Bible
32 It is the smallest seed that there is. But when it starts to grow, it will become bigger than the largest bush. It will become a tree. The wild birds will come and they will build their nests among the branches of that tree.’
Jesus tells a story about yeast
33 Jesus told the people another story. He said, ‘The kingdom of heaven is also like this. It is like how yeast works. A woman took the yeast and she mixed it into three large bowls of flour. Then the yeast went through all the flour so that it grew big.’[a]
34 Jesus told the crowds of people all these things. But he only used stories to teach them.
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- 13:33 People put yeast into flour and water to make bread. The yeast grows in the flour and it causes the bread to become bigger.
Matthew 13:32-34
New International Version
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.”(A)
33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(B) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(C) until it worked all through the dough.”(D)
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(E)
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
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