17 When he had said these things, all his adversaries(A) were humiliated,(B) but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.(C)

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Leaven

18 He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like,(D) and what can I compare it to? 19 It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

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