Parallel Texts in Matthew, Mark
& Luke
8.
Mustard & Leaven
Matt 13:31-35 // Mark 4:30-34
// Luke 13:18-20
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Texts
PARABLE
of the
MUSTARD |
Matthew
13 |
Mark
4 |
Luke
13 |
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30 |
And he
said, |
18 |
He said
therefore, |
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"<How shall>
we compare* |
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"What
is |
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the kingdom of
God, |
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the kingdom of
God |
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like? * |
31 |
Another
parable |
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or
what
parable |
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And to
what |
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he put before them, |
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shall we use for it? |
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shall I
compare
it? * |
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saying, |
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"The
kingdom of heaven |
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is like * |
31 |
As |
19 |
It is like |
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a grain of mustard seed |
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a grain of mustard seed, |
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a grain of mustard seed |
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which
a man took |
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which, |
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which
a man took |
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[and]
sowed |
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when <it is>
sown |
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[and] <tossed> |
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in his
field; |
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upon the <earth>, |
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in his
<own> garden; |
32 |
it is
the smallest |
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is the smallest |
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of all seeds, |
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of all
the seeds |
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<upon the> earth; |
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but when |
32 |
yet when
it is sown |
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it has
grown |
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<it rises
up> |
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and it
grew |
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it is |
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and becomes |
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the greatest of shrubs |
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the greatest of all
shrubs, |
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and becomes a tree, |
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** |
and became a tree, |
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and puts forth |
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large branches, |
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so that |
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so that |
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the birds of the air
come |
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the birds of the air |
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and the
birds of the air |
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and make
nests |
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can make
nests |
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made nests |
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in its
branches." |
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in its
shade." |
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in its
branches." |
PARABLE
of the LEAVEN |
Matthew
13 |
Mark
4 |
Luke
13 |
33 |
He told them |
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20 |
And again he said, |
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another parable. |
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"To what shall I compare |
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"The
kingdom of heaven |
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the kingdom of
God? |
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is like leaven |
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It is
like leaven |
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which a woman took |
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which a woman took |
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and hid |
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and hid |
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in three measures |
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in three measures |
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of flour, |
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of flour, |
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till it was all
leavened." |
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till it was all
leavened." |
JESUS
SPEAKS in PARABLES |
Matthew
13 |
Mark
4 |
Luke
13 |
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33 |
With many such
parables |
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34 |
All this Jesus <spoke> |
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he spoke the word |
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to the crowds |
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to them, |
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in
parables; |
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as they were able |
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indeed |
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to hear it; |
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<he did
not speak> |
34 |
he did not speak |
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anything |
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to them |
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to them |
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without a parable. |
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without a parable, |
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but privately |
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to his own disciples |
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he explained everything. |
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35 |
This was to fulfill |
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what was spoken |
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by the prophet: |
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"I will open my mouth |
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in parables, |
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I will utter |
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what has been hidden |
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since the foundation |
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of the world." |
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Color
Key |
Blue |
Three
gospels use same vocabulary. |
Teal |
Two
gospels use same vocabulary. |
Black |
Words unique to a particular gospel. |
<and> |
RSV wording revised to reflect Greek. |
[ it
] |
RSV wording not found in
Greek. |
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No parallel passage in
this gospel. |
* |
Same wording,
different order. |
last revised 29 December 2005
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