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Matthew 13:33

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33Another parable spake he unto them; hThe kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in ithree †measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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Footnotes

  1. iGen. 18:6. So Judg. 6:19. 1 Sam. 1:24.
  2. †The word in the Greek is a measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint.

Cross references

  1. hLuke 13:20, 21.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into fifty pounds of flour until all of it was leavened.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”