Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.” New Living Translation Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” English Standard Version He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.” Berean Standard Bible He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.” Berean Literal Bible He spoke to them another parable: "The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened." King James Bible Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. New King James Version Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” New American Standard Bible He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three sata of flour until it was all leavened.” NASB 1995 He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.” NASB 1977 He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three pecks of meal, until it was all leavened.” Legacy Standard Bible He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three sata of flour until it was all leavened.” Amplified Bible He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Christian Standard Bible He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into fifty pounds of flour until all of it was leavened.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.” American Standard Version Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. Contemporary English Version Jesus also said: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises. English Revised Version Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. GOD'S WORD® Translation He used another illustration. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixed into a large amount of flour until the yeast worked its way through all the dough." Good News Translation Jesus told them still another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises." International Standard Version He told them another parable: "The kingdom from heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened." Majority Standard Bible He told them still another parable: ?The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.? NET Bible He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen." New Heart English Bible He spoke another parable to them. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened." Webster's Bible Translation Another parable he spoke to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. Weymouth New Testament Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen." World English Bible He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnother allegory He spoke to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.” Berean Literal Bible He spoke to them another parable: "The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened." Young's Literal Translation Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.' Smith's Literal Translation Another parable spake he to them; The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of wheaten flour, till the whole was leavened. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnother parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened. Catholic Public Domain Version He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.” New American Bible He spoke to them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.” New Revised Standard Version He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe told them another parable. The kingdom of heaven is like the leaven, which a woman took and buried in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He told them another parable: “The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until all of it had fermented.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till the whole was leavened. Godbey New Testament And he spake another parable unto them; Haweis New Testament Another parable spake he to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened. Mace New Testament Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. Weymouth New Testament Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen." Worrell New Testament Another parable He spake to them: Worsley New Testament Another parable spake He unto them, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Leaven32Although 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.” 33He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.” 34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.… Cross References Luke 13:20-21 Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God? / It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.” Galatians 5:9 A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough. 1 Corinthians 5:6-7 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? / Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Exodus 12:15 For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel. Leviticus 23:17 Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD. Hosea 7:4 They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough. 1 Corinthians 10:17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf. Matthew 16:6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Mark 8:15 “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.” Luke 12:1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Genesis 18:6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.” Judges 6:19 So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak. 1 Samuel 28:24 The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread. Amos 4:5 Offer leavened bread as a thank offering, and loudly proclaim your freewill offerings. For that is what you children of Israel love to do,” declares the Lord GOD. Zechariah 5:6-8 “What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” / And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket. / “This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening. Treasury of Scripture Another parable spoke he to them; The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. Another. Mark 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. like. Luke 13:21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 1 Corinthians 5:6,7 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? … Galatians 5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. measures. till. Job 17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. Jump to Previous Amount Buries Bushel Dough Flour Heaven Heavens Hid Kingdom Leavened Mass Meal Measures Mixed Parable Pecks Reign Simile Story Three Whole Work Worked YeastJump to Next Amount Buries Bushel Dough Flour Heaven Heavens Hid Kingdom Leavened Mass Meal Measures Mixed Parable Pecks Reign Simile Story Three Whole Work Worked YeastMatthew 13 1. The parable of the sower and the seed;18. the explanation of it. 24. The parable of the weeds; 31. of the mustard seed; 33. of the leaven; 36. explanation of the parable of the weeds. 44. The parable of the hidden treasure; 45. of the pearl; 47. of the drag net cast into the sea. 53. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country. He told them still another parable The use of parables by Jesus is a profound teaching method, rich in imagery and meaning. The Greek word for "parable" is "parabolē," which means a comparison or analogy. Parables were a common teaching tool in Jewish tradition, used to convey deep spiritual truths through simple, relatable stories. Jesus' use of parables was both to reveal and conceal truths, offering insight to those with open hearts while veiling meaning from those who were spiritually blind. The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened Descending to the details of the parable, it is at least open to us (as an application of it, if not as an interpretation) to see in the woman, as in the parable of the Lost Piece of Money (Luke 15:8), the representative of the divine Wisdom as working in the history of the world, or of the Church of Christ as embodying that wisdom. The three measures of meal admit, in like manner, of many references, of which we cannot say with certainty that one is more likely to have been intended than another. The descendants of the three sons of Noah, or the Jew, the Greek, the Barbarian, as representing the whole race of mankind, or body, soul, and spirit, as the three parts of man's nature, which the new truth is to permeate and purify, are all in this sense equally legitimate applications. Verse 33. - The parable of the leaven. Parallel passage: Luke 13:20, 21. The growth of the kingdom regarded in its quiet and secret influence. This is to be ultimately complete and universal. The prophecy is partially fulfilled with every fresh recognition of Christian principles in public opinion, or customs, or laws. For "every thought" shall be brought "captive unto the obedience of Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5). Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven. This is the only passage where leaven is spoken of with reference to its permeating qualities alone, without any trace of the notion of defilement, which the Paschal and other regulations (Exodus 12:15, 18; Exodus 23:15, 18; Leviticus 2:11) so readily suggested. Even in 1 Corinthians 5:6 and Galatians 5:9 this connotation of evil is not altogether absent. In Talm. Bab., 'Berach.,' 17a, it is used as a figure of the "evil impulse" within us. Hence some have interpreted it in a similar sense here, and have understood our Lord to be referring to the spread of worldliness in the Church (especially after the conversion of Constantine); but(1) this is opposed to the prima facie meaning; (2) it is unreasonable to insist that a symbol must always have the same connotation; (3) it is opposed to the idea of deliberate purpose underlying the action of the woman; . . . Greek He toldἐλάλησεν (elalēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. still another Ἄλλην (Allēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. parable: παραβολὴν (parabolēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. “The ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: 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 Strong's 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. of τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: 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 Strong's 3772: 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 Strong's 1510: 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 Strong's 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. yeast ζύμῃ (zymē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2219: Leaven, ferment, both lit. and met. Probably from zeo; ferment. that ἣν (hēn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. a woman γυνὴ (gynē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. took [and] λαβοῦσα (labousa) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. mixed ἐνέκρυψεν (enekrypsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1470: To hide in, mix with. From en and krupto; to conceal in, i.e. Incorporate with. into εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. three τρία (tria) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. measures σάτα (sata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 4568: A large measure equal to nearly three English gallons. Of Hebrew origin; a certain measure for things dry. of flour, ἀλεύρου (aleurou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 224: Meal, flour. From aleo; flour. until ἕως (heōs) Preposition Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. all ὅλον (holon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. of it οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. was leavened.? ἐζυμώθη (ezymōthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2220: To leaven, ferment. From zume; to cause to ferment. 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