Luke 13:19
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and threw into his garden, and it grew into a big tree, and the birds of heaven built their nests in its branches.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18Then Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?
20Again he said, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my bride is a garden locked up, 1 a garden locked up, a spring that is sealed. 1
Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, 1 to the beds of spices, 1 to graze in the garden and to gather lilies. 1
Isaiah 2:2It will be in the last days 1 that the mountain of Yahweh's house 1 will be established as the highest of the mountains, 1 and it will be raised up above the hills, 1 and all the nations will flow to it. 1
Isaiah 49:20The children born during the time of your bereavement will say in your hearing, 1 'The place is too cramped for us, make room for us, so we may live here.' 1
Isaiah 53:1Who has believed what they heard from us, and to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? 1
Isaiah 58:11Then Yahweh will lead you continually and satisfy you in regions where there is no water, 1 and he will strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden, 1 and like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. 1
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 →