Luke 13:21
It is, like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until, the whole, was leavened.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
20And, again, he said—Whereunto, shall I liken the kingdom of God?
22And he was journeying on, city by city and village by village, and making, progress, unto Jerusalem.
Cross References
Psalms 92:13They who are planted in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God, shall flourish;
Hosea 6:3Then let us know—let us press on to know—Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured,—that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, [and] the seed-rain of the land.
John 4:14But, whosoever shall drink of the water which, I, will give him, in nowise shall thirst, unto times age-abiding,—but, the water which I will give him, shall become, within him, a fountain of water, springing up unto life age-abiding.
1 Corinthians 5:6Unseemly, is your boast! Know ye not that, a little leaven, doth leaven, the whole of the lump?
Philippians 1:9And, this, I pray—that, your love, may be, yet more and more, pre-eminent in personal knowledge and all perception,
James 1:21Wherefore, putting away all filthiness and overflow of baseness, in meekness, welcome ye the word fitted for inward growth, 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 →