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Luke 13:21

It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until it spread through all the flour.”

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In The King James Version

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

In Context

20Again he said, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

22Then Jesus traveled through the towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Psalms 92:13They are planted in the house of Yahweh; 1 they flourish in the courts of our God. 1

Hosea 6:3Let us know Yahweh; 1 let us press on to know Yahweh. 1 His coming out is as sure as the dawn; 1 he will come to us like the showers, 1 like the spring rains that water the land.” 1

John 4:14but whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. Instead, the water that I will give him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up to eternal life.”

1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole loaf?

Philippians 1:9I am praying this: That your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all understanding.

James 1:21Therefore take off all sinful filth and abundant amounts of evil. In humility receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

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 →

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