Mat 13:31-32, 17:20, Mar 4:31-32 | ESV | STEP | He put another parable before them , saying , The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field .

Matthew 13:31-32

The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

31 He put another parable before them, saying, ^a“The kingdom of heaven is like ^ba grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”

Matthew 17:20

20 He said to them, ^c“Because of your little faith. For ^dtruly, I say to you, ^eif you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, ^fyou will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and ^gnothing will be impossible for you.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting}

Mark 4:31-32

31 It is like ⁱa grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”