The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

Matthew 13

³¹ He put another parable before them, saying, _z "The kingdom of heaven is like _a a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. ³² It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

³³ He told them another parable. _b "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in _c three measures of flour, till it was _d all leavened."

1. Cross References
   Matthew 13:31 - 32
   He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
   Mark 4:30 - 32
   And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
   Luke 13:18 - 19
   He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 17:20
   He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
   Luke 17:6
   And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 13:31 - 32
   He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
   Mark 4:30 - 32
   And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
   Luke 13:18 - 19
   He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 13:20 - 21
   And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
   
5. Cross References
   Genesis 18:6
   And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.
   
6. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 5:6
   Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
   Galatians 5:9
   A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
   

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