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Luke 13:19 KJV
Luke · chapter 13 · verse 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.Luke 13:19 · King James Version
Luke 13:19 in context
17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
18Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
19It 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.
20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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Key words (Strong's)
- gardenkēposa gardenG2779 →
- grainkokkosa grainG2848 →
- waxedginomaito becomeG1096 →
- waxedeisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- greatmegasgreat, of the external form or sensible appearance of things , in particular, of space…G3173 →
- likehomoioslike, similar, resembling, likeG3664 →
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Here is, I. The gospel's progress foretold in two parables, which we had before, Mat 13:31-33. The kingdom of the Messiah is the kingdom of God, for it advances his glory; this kingdom was yet a mystery, and people were generally in the dark, and under mistakes, about it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-22