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Matthew 13:33-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Matthew 13:33-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Parable of the Yeast
33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”(A)
The Use of Parables
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing.(B) 35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:[b]
“I will open my mouth to speak in parables;
I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation.”[c](C)
Matthew 13:33-35
New International Version
Matthew 13:33-35
New International Version
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)
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(D) 35 So was fulfilled(E) what was spoken through the prophet:
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
- Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2
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