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Matthew 13:33

The Leaven

33 He spoke another parable to them, aThe kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in bthree 1pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”

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Matthew 13:33 — The New International Version (NIV)

33 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.”

Matthew 13:33 — English Standard Version (ESV)

33 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.”

Matthew 13:33 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Matthew 13:33 — New Living Translation (NLT)

33 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.”

Matthew 13:33 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

33 Another parable He spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

Matthew 13:33 — New Century Version (NCV)

33 Then Jesus told another story: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.”

Matthew 13:33 — American Standard Version (ASV)

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

Matthew 13:33 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

33 He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.

Matthew 13:33 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

33 He used another illustration. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixed into a large amount of flour until the yeast worked its way through all the dough.” 

Matthew 13:33 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

33 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”

Matthew 13:33 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

33 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

Matthew 13:33 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

33 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.”

Matthew 13:33 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

33 Jesus told them still another story. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast,” he said. “A woman mixed it into a large amount of flour. The yeast worked its way all through the dough.”


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