The Parables about a Mustard Seed and Yeast^(A)

³¹ He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom from^[a] heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. ³² Although it is the smallest of^[b] all seeds, when it is fully grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, and the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches.”

³³ He told them another parable: “The kingdom from^[c] heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with^[d] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

The Parable about a Mustard Seed^(A)

³⁰ He was also saying, “How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it? ³¹ It’s like a mustard seed planted in the ground. Although it’s the smallest of^[a] all the seeds on earth, ³² when it’s planted it comes up and becomes larger than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that the birds in the sky can nest in its shade.”