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Matthew 13:32-34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 13:32-34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
32 It’s the smallest of all the seeds, but when grown, it’s taller than the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”(A)
33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds[a] of flour until it spread through all of it.”[b](B)
Using Parables Fulfills Prophecy
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,(C)
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- Matthew 13:33 Lit 3 sata; about 40 quarts
- Matthew 13:33 Or until all of it was leavened
Matthew 13:32-34
New International Version
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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