Mat 13:31-33 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 13:31-33: 13:31-33 Jesus used surprising, evocative imagery in these parables, either to emphasize the inevitable growth of the Kingdom through proclamation of the gospel or, more probably, to emphasize the contrast between insignificant beginnings and glorious consummation, and to exhort the disciples to patience (see also 16:24

a13:31-33►

b16:24–17:13►

e1 Cor 5:6►

fGal 5:9►

‏ Matthew 13:31-33

Summary for Matt 13:31-33: 13:31-33 ^a Jesus used surprising, evocative imagery in these parables, either to emphasize the inevitable growth of the Kingdom through proclamation of the gospel or, more probably, to emphasize the contrast between insignificant beginnings and glorious consummation, and to exhort the disciples to patience (see also 16:24–17:13 ^b).
13:33 ^c Normally yeast refers to the influence of evil (e.g., 16:6 ^d; 1 Cor 5:6 ^e; Gal 5:9 ^f); here, however, it is positive, speaking of the all-pervasive influence of the Kingdom.