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<a href="/nasb/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> He presented another parable to them, saying, &#8220The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; <a href="/nasb77/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; <a href="/lsb/matthew/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; <a href="/amp/matthew/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; <a href="/csb/matthew/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He presented another parable to them: &#8220The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/asv/matthew/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: <a href="/cev/matthew/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field. <a href="/erv/matthew/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: <a href="/gwt/matthew/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus used another illustration. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone planted in a field. <a href="/gnt/matthew/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field. <a href="/isv/matthew/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. <a href="/net/matthew/13.htm">NET Bible</a> He gave them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/nheb/matthew/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; <a href="/wbt/matthew/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/matthew/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. <a href="/web/matthew/13.htm">World English Bible</a> He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, sowed in his field, <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> He put before them another parable, saying: "The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man having taken, sowed in his field, <a href="/ylt/matthew/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field, <a href="/slt/matthew/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a kernel of mustard, which a man taking, sowed in his field:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/nabre/matthew/13.htm">New American Bible</a> He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He related another parable to them, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> He told another parable to them and said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a grain of mustard seed which a man had taken and sown in his field.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, that a man took and sowed in his field. <a href="/godbey/matthew/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And He submitted another parable to them, saying; <FR>The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which, a man having taken, sowed in his field;<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field: <a href="/mace/matthew/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field. <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground. <a href="/worrell/matthew/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Another parable He set before them, saying, <FR>"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man, having taken, sowed in his field:<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, <FR>The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/13-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3712" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">The Parable of the Mustard Seed</a> 30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’ ” 31<a href="/greek/3908.htm" title="3908: parethēken (V-AIA-3S) -- From para and tithemi; to place alongside, i.e. Present; by implication, to deposit.">He put before</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: Allēn (Adj-AFS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/3850.htm" title="3850: parabolēn (N-AFS) -- From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.">parable:</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">“The</a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932: basileia (N-NFS) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranōn (N-GMP) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664: Homoia (Adj-NFS) -- Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.">like</a> <a href="/greek/4615.htm" title="4615: sinapeōs (N-GNS) -- Mustard (probably the shrub, not the herb). Perhaps from sinomai; mustard.">a mustard</a> <a href="/greek/2848.htm" title="2848: kokkō (N-DMS) -- A kernel, grain, seed. Apparently a primary word; a kernel of seed.">seed</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labōn (V-APA-NMS) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. "></a> <a href="/greek/4687.htm" title="4687: espeiren (V-AIA-3S) -- To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.">planted</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/68.htm" title="68: agrō (N-DMS) -- From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet.">field.</a> 32Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Mark 4:30-32</a> Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it? / It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth. / But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.” <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18-19</a> Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? / It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-12</a> In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. / The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. / Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed. <a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22-24</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’” <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Ezekiel 31:5-6</a> Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. / All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade. <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a> They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water. <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21-22</a> Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified. / The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly. <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16-17</a> May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field. / May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed. <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Psalm 104:12</a> The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. <a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Genesis 1:11-12</a> Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. / The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9</a> Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17-18</a> I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a> I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a> Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Another parable put he forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:put.<a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24</a> Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:<a href="/luke/19-11.htm">Luke 19:11</a> And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.<a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9</a> Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.The kingdom.<a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Mark 4:30-32</a> And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? … <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18,19</a> Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Field</a> <a href="/matthew/13-26.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-26.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Mustard</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Mustard-Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Proposed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-25.htm">Sows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">Field</a> <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-39.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Mustard</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Mustard-Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/matthew/22-19.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/acts/1-23.htm">Proposed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-37.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/matthew/25-24.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/matthew/13-37.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-37.htm">Sows</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 13</div>1. <a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">The parable of the sower and the seed;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">the explanation of it.</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">The parable of the weeds;</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">of the mustard seed;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">of the leaven;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">explanation of the parable of the weeds.</a> 44. <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">The parable of the hidden treasure;</a> 45. <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">of the pearl;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">of the drag net cast into the sea.</a> 53. <a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He put before them another parable: Jesus often used parables as a teaching method to convey spiritual truths through simple, everyday stories. Parables were a common teaching tool in Jewish culture, allowing listeners to engage with the message on multiple levels. This method also fulfilled the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/78-2.htm">Psalm 78:2</a>, which speaks of teaching in parables.The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed: The mustard seed is known for its small size, yet it grows into a large plant. This imagery highlights the kingdom of heaven's humble beginnings and its expansive growth. The mustard seed metaphor is significant in Jewish tradition, often used to represent something small and seemingly insignificant. This reflects the unexpected and transformative nature of God's kingdom.that a man took and planted in his field: The act of planting signifies intentionality and purpose. In biblical times, fields were valuable assets, and planting a seed was an investment in the future. The man represents those who spread the message of the kingdom, such as Jesus and His disciples. The field can symbolize the world or the hearts of individuals where the kingdom takes root. This imagery connects to the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>, where Jesus instructs His followers to spread the gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The speaker of the parable, teaching His disciples and the crowds about the nature of the Kingdom of Heaven. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a> Represents those who spread the message of the Kingdom, possibly Jesus Himself or His followers. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a> Symbolizes the world or the hearts of individuals where the Kingdom message is sown. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mustard_seed.htm">Mustard Seed</a> Known for its small size, it represents the seemingly insignificant beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_heaven.htm">The Kingdom of Heaven</a> Central theme of Jesus' teachings, representing God's reign and rule, both present and future.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/small_beginnings,_great_impact.htm">Small Beginnings, Great Impact</a> The Kingdom of Heaven often starts in small, seemingly insignificant ways but grows to have a profound impact. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_planting.htm">Faithful Planting</a> Like the man who plants the mustard seed, believers are called to faithfully sow the seeds of the Gospel, trusting God for the growth. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_growth.htm">God's Sovereignty in Growth</a> The growth of the Kingdom is ultimately God's work, reminding us to rely on His power and timing. <a href="/topical/p/personal_growth_in_faith.htm">Personal Growth in Faith</a> Just as the mustard seed grows, our faith and spiritual life should also grow and expand, impacting those around us. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_the_kingdom's_future.htm">Hope in the Kingdom's Future</a> The parable assures us of the ultimate triumph and expansion of God's Kingdom, encouraging perseverance in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13</a> <a href="/q/does_the_mustard_seed_claim_fit_botany.htm">In Matthew 13:31–32, Jesus calls the mustard seed the smallest of all seeds and claims it becomes the largest garden plant; how does this align with modern botanical facts about seed sizes? </a> <a href="/q/what_do_jesus'_parables_teach.htm">What lessons do Jesus' parables teach us?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_a_seed_become_a_tree.htm">How does a tiny seed grow into a large tree?</a> <a href="/q/does_'smallest'_seed_in_luke_13_18-19_err.htm">Luke 13:18–19: Does referring to the mustard seed as the “smallest” of all seeds undermine Jesus’ illustration when modern botany shows smaller seeds exist? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed.--The two parables that follow are left without an explanation, as though to train the disciples in the art of interpreting for themselves. And, so far as we can judge, they seem to have been equal to the task. They ask for the meaning of the Tares, but we read of no question about these.It is scarcely necessary to discuss at any length the botany of the parable. What we call mustard (Sinapis nigra) does not grow in the East, any more than with us, into anything that can be called a tree. Probably, however, the name was used widely for any plant that had the pungent flavour of mustard, and botanists have suggested the Salvadora persica as answering to the description. (See Bible Educator, I. 119.)The interpretation of the parable lies almost on the surface. Here again the sower is the Son of Man; but the seed in this case is not so much the "word," as the Christian society, the Church, which forms, so to speak, the firstfruits of the word. As it then was, even as it was on the day of Pentecost, it was smaller than any sect or party in Palestine or Greece or Italy. It was sown in God's field of the world, but it was to grow till it became greater than any sect or school, a tree among the trees of the forest, a kingdom among other kingdoms (comp. the imagery of <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm" title="Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.">Ezekiel 31:3</a>; <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm" title="Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the middle of the earth, and the height thereof was great.">Daniel 4:10</a>), a great organised society; and the "birds of the air" (no longer, as before, the emblems of evil)--i.e., the systems of thought, institutions, and the like, of other races--were to find refuge under its protection. History has witnessed many fulfilments of the prophecy implied in the parable, and those who believe that the life of Christendom is an abiding life will look for yet more.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 31, 32. - The parable of the mustard seed. Parallel passages: <a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Mark 4:30-32</a>; <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18, 19</a>. The central thought of the parable is the growth of the kingdom of heaven considered externally. Although it has small beginnings, it is to have a marvellous expansion, so that even those who naturally are outside it are glad to avail themselves of its protection. Observe that we have no right to limit its growth either to the reputation of its principles alone or to the power of its organization; both are included. Regarded as a prophecy, the parable is partially fulfilled every time that a heathen nation places itself under the protection of a Christian nation, and more truly fulfilled whenever a nation accepts Christianity as its own religion. It is parodied when a nation or a collection of nations submits its political freedom to the dictates of claimants to spiritual superiority, whether these claim to have received such superiority as an inheritance from the past, or to have acquired it in the present. Verse 31. - Another parable put he forth unto them (ver. 24, note), saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto (ver. 24, note; also <a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">Matthew 11:16</a>, note) a grain of mustard seed. "The Common Mustard of Palestine is Sinapis nigra, of the order Cruciferae, the Black Mustard, which is found abundantly in a wild state, and is also cultivated in the gardens for its seed. It is the same as our own Mustard, but grows especially in the richer soils of the Jordan valley to a much greater size than in this country. We noticed its great height on the banks of the Jordan, as have several other travellers; and Dr. Thomson remarks that in the Plain of Acre he has seen it as tall as a horse and its rider" (Tristram, 'Nat. Hist. of Bible,' p. 472, edit. 1889). Which a man took. The insertion of λαβών is probably to exclude the idea of a chance sowing. True that the seed might, under certain circumstances, then grow as well, but the reality which is being described was the result of long and deliberate purpose (<a href="/titus/1-3.htm">Titus 1:3</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a>). And sowed in his field. "His garden" (Luke) suggests a piece of ground that was at once smaller and more cared for. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/13-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[Jesus] put before παρέθηκεν (parethēken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3908.htm">Strong's 3908: </a> From para and tithemi; to place alongside, i.e. Present; by implication, to deposit. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. another Ἄλλην (Allēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. parable: παραβολὴν (parabolēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3850.htm">Strong's 3850: </a> From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. “The ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kingdom βασιλεία (basileia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm">Strong's 932: </a> From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. of τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. heaven οὐρανῶν (ouranōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. is ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. like Ὁμοία (Homoia) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3664.htm">Strong's 3664: </a> Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. a mustard σινάπεως (sinapeōs) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4615.htm">Strong's 4615: </a> Mustard (probably the shrub, not the herb). Perhaps from sinomai; mustard. seed κόκκῳ (kokkō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2848.htm">Strong's 2848: </a> A kernel, grain, seed. Apparently a primary word; a kernel of seed. that ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. a man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. planted ἔσπειρεν (espeiren) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. field. ἀγρῷ (agrō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 13:31 He set another parable before them saying (Matt. 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