| Matt. 13.31-32 | Mark 4.30-32 | Luke 13.18-19 |
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He put another parable before them, say ing: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a person, having taken it, sowed in his field; which, though it is the smallest of all the seeds, when it has grown is the greatest of the vegetables, and it becomes a tree , so that the birds of heaven come and nest in its branches.' |
And he was say
ing, 'How shall we liken the kingdom of God , or in what parable shall we put it? As a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown upon the earth is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth and when it is sown, it grows and becomes the greatest of all the vegetables, and it produces great branches , so that the birds of heaven are able to nest under its shade.' |
Therefore he was
saying: 'What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I liken it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a person, having taken it, put into his own garden and it grew and it became a tree , and the birds of heaven nested in its branches.' |
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