Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven

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

³² and this is the ^[a]smallest of all seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is the ^[b]largest of the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that ^(A)the birds of the ^[c]air come and nest in its branches.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

^30 (A)And He was saying, “How shall we ^(B)compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

³¹ It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is ^[a]smallest of all the seeds that are upon the soil,

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven

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

¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and ^(A)the birds of the ^[a]air nested in its branches.”