Matt. 13.31-32 Mark 4.30-32 Luke 13.18-19
He put another parable
before them, saying: '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 saying,
'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 in his own garden and



it grew

and it
became a tree,
and the birds of
heaven nested
in its branches.'

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