Luke 13:21

19 It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

20 Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

22 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.

23 “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
KJV
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
WEB
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
ASV
It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
DARBY
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
BLB
It is like leaven that a woman, having taken [it], hid in three measures of flour, until it all was leavened.”
ÅB
Det er likt en surdeig som en kvinne tok og skjulte i tre skjepper mel, til det ble syret alt sammen.
OTB
Det ligner surdeig som en kvinne tok og blandet inn i tre mål mel til det hele var gjennomsyret."
B1930
Det er likt en surdeig som en kvinne tok og skjulte i tre skjepper mel, til det blev syret alt sammen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 13:33

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

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:6

    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

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  • Proverbs 4:18

    The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

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  • Philippians 1:6

    being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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  • John 4:14

    But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24

    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • James 1:21

    Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

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  • John 15:2

    He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

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