Luke 13:21

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It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”

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  • Matt 13:33 : 33 The Parable of the Yeast He told them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
  • 1 Cor 5:6 : 6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast affects the whole batch of dough?
  • Phil 1:6 : 6 For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
  • Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight 10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
  • 1 Thess 5:23-24 : 23 Conclusion Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
  • Ps 92:13-14 : 13 Planted in the LORD’s house, they grow in the courts of our God. 14 They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 So let us search for him! Let us seek to know the LORD! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”
  • John 15:2 : 2 He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

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    31The Parable of the Mustard Seed He gave them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

    32It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches.”

    33The Parable of the Yeast He told them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”

    34The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

    35This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:“I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”

  • Luke 13:18-20
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    18On the Kingdom of God Thus Jesus asked,“What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

    19It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches.”

    20Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

  • Gal 5:9
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    9A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!

  • Matt 13:23-25
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    23But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”

    24The Parable of the Weeds He presented them with another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

  • Mark 4:30-33
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    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

    31It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground–

    32when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”

    33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

  • Luke 13:22
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    22The Narrow Door Then Jesus traveled throughout towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

  • Mark 4:26-27
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    26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

    27He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

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    15And Jesus ordered them,“Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”

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  • Matt 13:44-47
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    45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

    46When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.

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    11How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

    12Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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    18“So listen to the parable of the sower:

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    6Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast affects the whole batch of dough?

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  • Matt 26:13
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    24And he said to them,“Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

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    37He answered,“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

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