Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Is like (omoia estin). Adjective for comparison with associative instrumental as in Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:44-45, Matthew 13:47, Matthew 13:52.
Grain of mustard seed (kokkw sinapewv). Single grain in contrast with the collective sperma (Matthew 17:20).
Took and sowed (labwn espeiren). Vernacular phrasing like Hebrew and all conversational style. In Koin‚.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 13:31:
Matthew 13:24
Matthew 17:20
Mark 4:30
Luke 13:19
1 Corinthians 15:37
2 Thessalonians 1:3
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