Matthew 13:31

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He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

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  • Mark 4:30-32 : 30 He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?' 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth. 32 But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.
  • Luke 13:18-19 : 18 Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.'
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  • Matt 17:20 : 20 He replied, 'Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'
  • Luke 17:6 : 6 The Lord replied, 'If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.'
  • Luke 20:9 : 9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.
  • Luke 19:11 : 11 As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God was about to appear immediately.

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  • Matt 13:23-30
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    23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

    26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared.

    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

    28He replied, 'An enemy did this.' The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

    29‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling up the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.

    30Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.”’

  • Luke 13:18-21
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    18Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

    19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.'

    20Again he asked, 'What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

    21It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.'

  • Mark 4:30-33
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    30He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

    31It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.

    32But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.

    33With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

  • Matt 13:32-34
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    32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

    33He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about fifty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.'

    34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

  • Matt 13:3-5
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    3Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

    5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was not much soil. They sprouted quickly because the soil was not deep.

  • Mark 4:26-27
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    26He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

    27He sleeps and rises—night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he doesn’t know how.

  • Matt 13:36-40
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    36Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.'

    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

    38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one.

    39The enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

    40Just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

  • Matt 13:43-45
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    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone who has ears listen!

    44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

    45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

  • Luke 8:11
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    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

  • Matt 13:47
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    47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

  • Luke 8:5
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    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

  • Mark 4:3
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    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • Luke 17:6
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    6The Lord replied, 'If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.'

  • Mark 12:1
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    1He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

  • Matt 21:33
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    33Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

  • Mark 4:14
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    14The sower sows the word.

  • Matt 13:7-8
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    7Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them.

    8Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.

  • Matt 25:14
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    14For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.

  • Luke 8:9
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    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Matt 20:1
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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

  • Mark 13:28
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    28Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and its leaves sprout, you know that summer is near.

  • Matt 22:2
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    2The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.