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.

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)

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?

¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,^(A) and the birds perched in its branches.”^(B)

⁴¹ Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number^(A) that day.

⁴ But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew^(A) to about five thousand.

¹⁴ Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.^(A)

²⁰ In this way the word of the Lord^(A) spread widely and grew in power.^(B)