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The Parable of the Leaven

Luke 13:20–21 · §210


20Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom? 21It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

Same passage in the King James Version

20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Parallel passages

Gospel of Thomas

Thomas 96: Jesus said, "The Father's kingdom can be compared to a woman who took a little yeast and hid it in flour. She made it into large loaves of bread. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!" (a parallel saying preserved outside the four Gospels)

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