Luke 13:16-21

New International Version

¹⁶ Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham,^(A) whom Satan^(B) has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

¹⁷ When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,^(C) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast^(D)(E)

¹⁸ Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God^(F) like?^(G) What shall I compare it to? ¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,^(H) and the birds perched in its branches.”^(I)

²⁰ Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? ²¹ It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds^[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”^(J)