Luke 13:19 meaning and explanation
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.”
Luke 13:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is answering His own question about what the kingdom of God is like, speaking to a crowd as He makes His way toward Jerusalem. A mustard seed was proverbial for something tiny, yet here it grows into a tree big enough for birds to nest in its branches, an image echoing Old Testament pictures of a great kingdom that shelters the nations.
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