Matthew 13:32-34
World English Bible
32 which indeed is smaller than all 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 lodge in its branches.”
33 He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast which a woman took and hid in three measures[a] of meal, until it was all leavened.”
34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,
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- 13:33 literally, three sata. Three sata is about 39 liters or a bit more than a bushel
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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