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Matthew 13:31-35 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Parable of the Mustard Seed 31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” The Parable of the Yeast 33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” The Use of Parables 34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. 35 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:[b] “I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation.”[c] Read full chapter Footnotes 13.33 Gk hid in 13.35 Other ancient authorities read the prophet Isaiah 13.35 Other ancient authorities add of