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The Parable of the Mustard Seed is one of the shorter parables of Jesus. It appears in Matthew ( 13 :31–32), Mark ( 4 :30–32), and Luke ( 13 :18–19). In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, it is immediately followed by the Parable of the Leaven , which shares this parable's theme of the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings.
The first parable Mark relates is the parable of the sower, with Jesus perhaps speaking of himself as a sower or farmer, [4] and the seed as his word. Johann Bengel refers to Christ as the sower, along with others who proclaim the gospel, [5] but the Jamieson, Fausset and Brown commentary notes that the question, "who is the sower?"
The parable of the Leaven follows the parable of the Mustard Seed in Matthew and Luke, and shares the theme of the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings. [27] The parable of the Hidden Treasure and parable of the Pearl form a pair illustrating the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven , and the need for action in attaining it.
Parable - The Leaven by John Everett Millais, ca.1860, Aberdeen Art Gallery. Ben Witherington suggests that this parable is part of a pair, [4] and shares its meaning with the preceding parable, that of the mustard seed, namely the powerful growth of the Kingdom of God from small beginnings. [2]
The mustard seed is frequently referenced in world literature, including in religious texts, as a metaphor for something small or insignificant. In the Bible, Jesus tells the Parable of the Mustard Seed referring to faith and the Kingdom of God. There, Jesus says, “The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which is the ...
Matthew 13 is the thirteenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible.This chapter contains the third of the five Discourses of Matthew, called the Parabolic Discourse, based on the parables of the Kingdom. [1]
However, the Kingdom of God (the Matthean equivalent being "Kingdom of Heaven") is a prominent phrase in the Synoptic Gospels and there is near-unanimous agreement among scholars that it represents a key element of the teachings of Jesus. [4] [10] Jesus giving Peter "the keys of the kingdom of heaven", (Matthew 16:18), [21] depicted by Perugino ...
The Parable of the Growing Seed (also called the Seed Growing Secretly) is a parable of Jesus which appears only in Mark 4:26–29. It is a parable about growth in the Kingdom of God. It follows the Parable of the Sower and the Lamp under a bushel, and precedes the Parable of the Mustard Seed.