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Luke 13:18–20

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The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

18hHe said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19It is like ia grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”

20And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

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Cross references

  1. hFor ver. 18, 19, see Matt. 13:31, 32; Mark 4:30–32
  2. ich. 17:6; Matt. 17:20

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”

Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to? 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.”

Again he said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God to?

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”

He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore he said, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

KJV 1900King James Version

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?