THE PARABLES OF THE MUSTARD SEED AND OF THE LEAVEN

18 He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like,ar and what can I compare it to? 19 It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

20 Again he said, “What can I compare the kingdom of Goda to? 21 It’s like leavenA,b that a woman took and mixed into fifty poundsB of flour until all of it was leavened.”