How are Matthew and Luke similar in comparison to Mark?
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Where is the mustard seed planted?
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What does the mustard grow into?
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Where do the birds nest?
Mustard Seed Parable in Parallel
| Matthew 13:31-32 | Mark 4:30-32 | Luke 13:18-19 | Thomas 20 |
| He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air|heaven come and make nests in its branches." | He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air|heaven can make nests in its shade." | He said therefore,
"What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? 19
It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his garden; it
grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air|heaven made nests in its
branches." |
The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like." He said to them, "It is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds. But when it falls on tilled soil, it produces a great plant and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky." |
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