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Luke 13:20–21

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20And again He said, “aTo what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21“aIt is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in 1bthree sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Approx. 48 lb. or 39 l, a saton was approx. 16 lb. or 13 l

Cross references

  1. aMatt 13:24; Luke 13:18
  2. aLuke 13:20, 21: Matt 13:33
  3. bMatt 13:33

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

Again he said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God to? It’s like leaven that a woman took and mixed into fifty pounds of flour until all of it was leavened.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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

And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.