The Mustard Seed

31 He presented another parable to them, saying, (A)The kingdom of heaven is like (B)a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;

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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(C) a mustard seed,(D) which a man took and planted in his field.

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The Leaven

33 He spoke another parable to them: (A)The kingdom of heaven is like [a]leaven, which a woman took and hid in (B)three [b]sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:33 I.e., fermented dough
  2. Matthew 13:33 A Gr term for a Heb measure, totaling about 48 lb. or 22 kg of flour

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(B) until it worked all through the dough.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms

A Costly Pearl

45 “Again, (A)the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,

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45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a merchant looking for fine pearls.

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A Dragnet

47 “Again, (A)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;

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The Parable of the Net

47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds(B) of fish.

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23 “For this reason (A)the kingdom of heaven [a]is like a king who wanted to (B)settle accounts with his slaves.

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  1. Matthew 18:23 Lit has been compared to

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a king who wanted to settle accounts(B) with his servants.

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Laborers in the Vineyard

20 “For (A)the kingdom of heaven is like [a]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his (B)vineyard.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 20:1 Lit a man, a landowner

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B)

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(A)The kingdom of heaven [a]is like [b]a king who [c]held a (B)wedding feast for his son.

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  1. Matthew 22:2 Lit has been compared to
  2. Matthew 22:2 Lit a man, a king
  3. Matthew 22:2 Lit made

“The kingdom of heaven is like(A) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

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Parable of Ten Virgins

25 “Then (A)the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their (B)lamps and went out to meet the groom.

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The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like(A) ten virgins who took their lamps(B) and went out to meet the bridegroom.(C)

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Parable of the Seed

26 And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up daily, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know. 28 The soil produces crops by itself; first the stalk, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. 29 Now when the crop permits, he immediately [a](A)puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 (B)And He was saying, “How shall we [b](C)picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:29 Lit sends forth
  2. Mark 4:30 Lit compare

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(A) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(B)

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(C)

30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(D) or what parable shall we use to describe it?

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Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven

18 So (A)He was saying, (B)What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(A)(B)

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(C) like?(D) What shall I compare it to?

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20 And again He said, (A)To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

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20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

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