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Matthew 13:31
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29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but agather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”  

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: a“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,  
32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a atree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”  

The Parable of the Leaven

33 aAnother parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three1 measures of meal till bit was all leavened.”  

Prophecy and the Parables

34 aAll these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,  
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
a“I will open My mouth in parables;
bI will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 13:31

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American Standard Version
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Amplified® Bible
Another story by way of comparison He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.

Darby English Version
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;

Good News Bible
Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field.

International Standard Version
He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

King James Version
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

New American Standard Bible
He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

New International Version
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

New King James Version
Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven resembles a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Young's Literal Translation
Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,


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