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8. Mustard & Leaven
Matt 13:31-35 // Mark 4:30-34 // Luke 13:18-20

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The MUSTARD		The LEAVEN
Thomas 20		Thomas 96
1	The disciples said to Jesus:	1	Jesus [said]:
	"Tell us what the kingdom of heaven		"The kingdom of the Father
	is like?"
2	He said to them:
	"It is like a mustard seed.		is like a woman.
3	[It] is the smallest of all seeds.	2	She took a little leaven,
4	But when it falls upon prepared soil,		[hid] it in dough,
	it produces a large plant		and made it into large loaves of bread.
	and becomes a shelter
	for the birds of the air.	3	Whoever has ears should hear.

Color Code
Red	Five texts use same wording.
Purple	Four texts use same wording.
Blue	Three texts use same wording.
Teal	Two texts use same wording.
Black	Words unique to a particular gospel.
<the>	RSV wording revised to reflect Greek.
[it]	Word in RSV but not Greek text.
	No parallel passage in this gospel.

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