Matthew 13:33

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“He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.””

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BSBPD

“He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 13:33 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:6So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
  2. 2 Samuel 13:6So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
  3. Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
  4. Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  5. Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
  6. Matthew 13:24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  7. Mark 13:20If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
  8. Luke 13:21It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  9. John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
  10. John 16:12I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
  11. 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
  12. Galatians 5:9A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
  13. Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
  14. Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  15. Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
  16. 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  17. 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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