Luke 13:21
It is like se'or (leaven), which an isha took and hid in shalosh (three) measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20And again Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, To what shall I compare the Malchut Hashem?
Cross References
Psalms 92:13The tzaddik shall flourish like the palm tree; 1 he shall grow like a cedar in Levanon. 1
Hosea 6:3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know Hashem; 1 His going forth is established as the shachar (dawn); 1 and He shall come unto us as the geshem (winter rain), 1 as the malkosh (spring rain) + 6:3 i.e., as the latter and former rain, which is the winter and spring rain unto ha'aretz. 1
John 4:14But whoever drinks of the mayim (water) which I will give to him will never thirst again, but the mayim (water) which I will give him will become in him a makor + 4:14 Ps 36:9 [10] (fountain) of mayim + 4:14 Isa 12:3; 58:11 (water) springing up unto Chayyei Olam.
1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not have da'as that a little chametz all the mixture leavens?
Philippians 1:9And my tefillah (prayer) is this, that your ahavah (love) + 1:9 in Moshiach may yet increase more and more in profound da'as and binah,
James 1:21Therefore, having put away all filthiness and what remains of resha (wickedness) in shiflut (lowliness) and meekness receive the implanted Dvar Hashem which is able to save your nefashot. + 1:21 Rv 3:20
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 →