Luke 13:19
It is like a grain of a mustard plant, which having taken, a man cast into his own garden. And it grew and developed into a great tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches if it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18And he said, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it?
20And again he said, To what will I compare the kingdom of God?
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12A garden shut up is my sister, [my] bride, a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of LORD's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow to it.
Isaiah 49:20The sons of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too narrow for me. Give a place to me that I may dwell.
Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of LORD been revealed?
Isaiah 58:11And LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones. And thou shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
Matthew Henry on Luke 13:19-23
The Widow of Nain. 18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and… Read the whole commentary →