Matthew 13:31 meaning and explanation
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Matthew 13:31, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to the crowds beside the sea, continuing a series of parables about the kingdom of heaven. The mustard seed was proverbial in Jewish teaching for something tiny, and Jesus uses that smallness to make a point: the kingdom starts almost invisibly, planted like seed in a field, yet it carries within it a growth no one can stop.
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