Mar 4:30-32, Luk 13:18-21 | ISV | STEP | The Parable about a Mustard Seed He was also saying, “How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?

Mark 4:30-32

30 The Parable about a Mustard Seed Matthew 13:31-32; Luke 13:18-19He was also saying, “How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?Matt 13:31; Luke 13:18; Acts 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 19:20 31 It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. Although it is the smallest of ^{▼▼Or smaller than} all the seeds on earth, 32 when it is planted it comes up and becomes larger than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that the birds in the sky can nest in its shade.”

Luke 13:18-21

18 The Parables about a Mustard Seed and Yeast Matthew 13:31-33; Mark 4:30-32So Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} went on to say, “What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to?Matt 13:31; Mark 4:30 19 It is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds in the sky nest in its branches.”

20 Again he said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with ^{▼▼Lit. hid in} three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”