Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
20And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
22And he passed through the cities and villages, teaching, and making his way towards Jerusalem.
Cross References
John 4:14but whosoever shall drink of the water which I shall give him, he shall no more thirst to eternity; but the water which I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to life eternal.
1 Corinthians 5:6Your glorying is not good: know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass?
Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding;
James 1:21Wherefore laying aside all vicious pollution, and the abundance of iniquity, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which hath power 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 →