Mat 13:31-33, Luk 13:18-19 | 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 13:31-33

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.”

33 He told them another parable. ^c“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in ^dthree measures of flour, till it was ^eall leavened.”

Luke 13:18-19

The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

18 ^fHe said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like ^ga grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”