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It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/luke/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.” <a href="/esv/luke/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.” <a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, cast into his garden; and it grew and came into a tree, and the birds of the air encamped in its branches." <a href="/kjv/luke/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/luke/13.htm">New King James Version</a> It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” <a href="/nasb_/luke/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.” <a href="/nasb/luke/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/luke/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree; and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.” <a href="/lsb/luke/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.” <a href="/amp/luke/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE SKY FOUND SHELTER and NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.” <a href="/csb/luke/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/hcsb/luke/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> It&#8217s 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.&#8221 <a href="/asv/luke/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. <a href="/cev/luke/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It is like what happens when someone plants a mustard seed in a garden. The seed grows as big as a tree, and birds nest in its branches." <a href="/erv/luke/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. <a href="/gwt/luke/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> It's like a mustard seed that someone planted in a garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds nested in its branches." <a href="/gnt/luke/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and plants it in his field. The plant grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make their nests in its branches." <a href="/isv/luke/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> It is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches." <a href="/msb/luke/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.? <a href="/net/luke/13.htm">NET Bible</a> It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches." <a href="/nheb/luke/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches." <a href="/wbt/luke/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. <a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It is like a mustard seed which a man drops into the soil in his garden, and it grows and becomes a tree in whose branches the birds roost." <a href="/web/luke/13.htm">World English Bible</a> It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the birds of the heavens rested in its branches.” <a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, cast into his garden; and it grew and came into a tree, and the birds of the air encamped in its branches." <a href="/ylt/luke/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.' <a href="/slt/luke/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> It is like a kernel of mustard, which a man having taken, cast into his garden; and it grew, and became into a great tree; and the fowls of heaven encamped in its young shoots.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof. <a href="/cpdv/luke/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden. And it grew, and it became a great tree, and the birds of the air rested in its branches.” <a href="/nabre/luke/13.htm">New American Bible</a> It is like a mustard seed that a person took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and ‘the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/luke/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a large tree, and the fowls of the sky settled on its branches. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree and a bird of the sky nested in its branches.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took, and sowed in his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree; and the birds of the air roosted in its branches.<CM> <a href="/godbey/luke/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man having taken, cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and put into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged on its branches.<CM> <a href="/mace/luke/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> it is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his garden: it grew, and became so large, that the birds of the air built their nests in its boughs. <a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It is like a mustard seed which a man drops into the soil in his garden, and it grows and becomes a tree in whose branches the birds roost." <a href="/worrell/luke/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man, taking, cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in its branches."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in it's boughs.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/13-19.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/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5663" 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/luke/13.htm">The Parable of the Mustard Seed</a> 18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? 19<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.">It 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/2848.htm" title="2848: kokkō (N-DMS) -- A kernel, grain, seed. Apparently a primary word; a kernel of seed."></a> <a href="/greek/4615.htm" title="4615: sinapeōs (N-GNS) -- Mustard (probably the shrub, not the herb). Perhaps from sinomai; mustard.">a mustard 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/906.htm" title="906: ebalen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">tossed</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautou (RefPro-GM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">his</a> <a href="/greek/2779.htm" title="2779: kēpon (N-AMS) -- A garden, any place planted with trees and herbs. Of uncertain affinity; a garden.">garden.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/837.htm" title="837: ēuxēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge.">It grew</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">became</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/1186.htm" title="1186: dendron (N-ANS) -- A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.">a tree,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- 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/4071.htm" title="4071: peteina (N-NNP) -- A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird.">birds</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">air</a> <a href="/greek/2681.htm" title="2681: kateskēnōsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From kata and skenoo; to camp down, i.e. Haunt; figuratively, to remain.">nested</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-GN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2798.htm" title="2798: kladois (N-DMP) -- A young tender shoot, then: a branch; met: of descendants. From klao; a twig or bough.">branches.” </a> 20Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?…<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="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</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. / Although 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.” <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="/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/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a> Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / 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. ... <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="/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/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-10</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ... <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</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. <a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a> But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a> I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon. <a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Zechariah 4:10</a> For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.” <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a> “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” <a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Matthew 21:21</a> “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. <a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.like.<a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31,32</a> Another parable put he forth 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="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a> And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.<a href="/mark/4-31.htm">Mark 4:31,32</a> It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: … cast.<a href="/songs/4-12.htm">Song of Solomon 4:12,16</a> A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed… <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a> I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.<a href="/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2</a> My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.and it.<a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16,17</a> There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth… <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2,3</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it… <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.and the.<a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Ezekiel 31:6</a> All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.<a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Daniel 4:12,21</a> The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Air</a> <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/mark/11-8.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/luke/13-8.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/luke/13-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/luke/8-9.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/12-56.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/luke/9-37.htm">Large</a> <a href="/mark/4-31.htm">Mustard</a> <a href="/mark/4-31.htm">Mustard-Seed</a> <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Nests</a> <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/12-56.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/luke/13-7.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/luke/8-5.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/luke/11-48.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/luke/13-7.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Waxed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Air</a> <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/john/12-13.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/luke/13-28.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/luke/20-13.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/luke/14-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/john/6-18.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/2-47.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/luke/14-16.htm">Large</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Mustard</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Mustard-Seed</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Nests</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/luke/14-35.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/luke/19-21.htm">Sowed</a> <a href="/luke/19-33.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Waxed</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 13</div>1. <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Jesus preaches repentance upon the punishment of the Galilaeans and others.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">The fruitless fig tree may not stand.</a> 10. <a href="/luke/13-10.htm">He heals the crooked woman;</a> 18. <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">shows the powerful working of the word, by the parable of the grain of mustard seed, </a> 20. <a href="/luke/13-20.htm">and of leaven;</a> 22. <a href="/luke/13-22.htm">exhorts to enter in at the strait gate;</a> 31. <a href="/luke/13-31.htm">and reproves Herod and Jerusalem.</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/luke/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>It is like a mustard seed The mustard seed is known for its small size, symbolizing the seemingly insignificant beginnings of the Kingdom of God. In Jewish culture, the mustard seed was often used proverbially to represent something very small. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to faith and growth, such as in <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a>, where faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. The mustard seed's growth into something much larger than its initial size illustrates the expansive and transformative power of God's kingdom.that a man tossed into his garden The act of a man planting the seed in his garden suggests intentionality and care. Gardens in biblical times were often small, enclosed spaces, indicating a personal and deliberate act of cultivation. This reflects the personal responsibility of believers to nurture and spread the message of the Kingdom. The garden setting also evokes the imagery of Eden, where God first placed humanity, symbolizing a return to divine order and purpose.It grew and became a tree The growth of the mustard seed into a tree signifies the unexpected and miraculous expansion of the Kingdom of God. While mustard plants typically grow into large shrubs, the description of it becoming a tree emphasizes the extraordinary nature of this growth. This transformation can be seen as a type of Christ, who began His ministry humbly but whose impact has grown to encompass the world. The tree also connects to Old Testament imagery, such as the tree of life in Genesis and the prophetic visions of trees representing kingdoms in <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-12</a>.and the birds of the air nested in its branches The birds nesting in the branches symbolize the inclusivity and shelter provided by the Kingdom of God. In <a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Ezekiel 17:23</a> and <a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Daniel 4:21</a>, birds represent nations and peoples finding refuge and sustenance. This imagery suggests that the Kingdom is open to all, offering protection and rest to those who seek it. The nesting birds also highlight the fulfillment of prophecy, where the Kingdom of God becomes a place of peace and refuge for all nations, reflecting the universal scope of Christ's mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The speaker of the parable, teaching about the Kingdom of God. 2. <a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man</a> Represents those who spread the message of the Kingdom. 3. <a href="/topical/g/garden.htm">Garden</a> Symbolizes the world or the sphere of influence where the Kingdom is planted. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mustard_seed.htm">Mustard Seed</a> Represents the Kingdom of God, starting small but growing large. 5. <a href="/topical/t/tree.htm">Tree</a> The mature Kingdom, providing shelter and support. 6. <a href="/topical/b/birds_of_the_air.htm">Birds of the Air</a> Symbolize the nations or people who find refuge in the Kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_small_beginnings.htm">The Power of Small Beginnings</a> The Kingdom of God often starts in small, seemingly insignificant ways, but has the potential for tremendous growth and 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 in God's power to grow it. <a href="/topical/k/kingdom_growth.htm">Kingdom Growth</a> The growth of the Kingdom is both inevitable and divinely orchestrated, reminding us of God's sovereignty and purpose. <a href="/topical/p/providing_refuge.htm">Providing Refuge</a> As the Kingdom grows, it becomes a place of refuge and support for many, reflecting God's inclusive love and care. <a href="/topical/p/participating_in_god's_work.htm">Participating in God's Work</a> Believers are invited to participate in the expansion of God's Kingdom, contributing to its growth through their actions and witness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 13</a> <a href="/q/why_call_mustard_seed_smallest_in_bible.htm">Why does the Bible suggest the mustard seed is the smallest seed when it is not?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'mustard_seed_faith'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'mustard seed faith'?</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 href="/q/why_call_mustard_seed_smallest.htm">Why does Jesus say the mustard seed is the smallest when it is not?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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. The simile was a well-known one in the Jewish world. "As small as a grain of mustard seed" was a proverb current among the people in those days. In Eastern countries this little seed often becomes a tree, and stories are even told of mustard trees so tall that a man could climb up into their branches or ride beneath them on horseback. Such instances are possibly very rare, but it is a common sight to see a mustard plant, raised from one of these minute grains, grown to the height of a fruit tree, putting forth branches on which birds build their nests. It was with sorrowful irony that the great Teacher compared the kingdom of God in those days to this small grain. The kingdom of God on earth then was composed of Jesus and his few wavering followers. To the eye of sense it seemed impossible that this little movement could ever stir the world, could ever become a society of mighty dimensions, "See," said the Master, taking up a little mustard seed; "does this seem as though it would ever become a tree with spreading branches on which the birds might rest? The kingdom of God is like this seed." <a href="/commentaries/luke/13-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>It 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 seed 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. 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. tossed ἔβαλεν (ebalen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. his ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. garden. κῆπον (kēpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2779.htm">Strong's 2779: </a> A garden, any place planted with trees and herbs. Of uncertain affinity; a garden. It grew ηὔξησεν (ēuxēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_837.htm">Strong's 837: </a> (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. became ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. a tree, δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1186.htm">Strong's 1186: </a> A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter 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. birds πετεινὰ (peteina) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4071.htm">Strong's 4071: </a> A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine 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. air οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <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. nested κατεσκήνωσεν (kateskēnōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2681.htm">Strong's 2681: </a> From kata and skenoo; to camp down, i.e. Haunt; figuratively, to remain. 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. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 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. branches.? κλάδοις (kladois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2798.htm">Strong's 2798: </a> A young tender shoot, then: a branch; met: of descendants. 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