It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures † of flour, until it was all leavened.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 13:21 in context
Luke 13:18–24
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He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?
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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.”
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Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?
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It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures † of flour, until it was all leavened.”
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He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.
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One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?”
He said to them,
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“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- literally, three sata. 3 sata is about 39 liters or a bit more than a bushel.
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