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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, 32 yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes [b]largest of all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that (C)the birds of the [c]air can nest under its shade.”

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  1. Mark 4:31 Lit smaller
  2. Mark 4:32 Lit larger
  3. Mark 4:32 Or sky

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 (C)the birds of the [c]air come and nest in its branches.”

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  1. Matthew 13:32 Lit smaller
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  3. Matthew 13:32 Or sky

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 (C)the birds of the [a]air nested in its branches.”

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  1. Luke 13:19 Or sky