Luke 13:21 “It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of f…”

Luke 13:21

It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

World English Bible

It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

American Standard Version

It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is like leauen, which a woman tooke, and hid in three peckes of floure, till all was leauened.

Darby Translation

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

Young's Literal Translation

It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'

Bible in Basic English

It is like leaven, which a woman put into three measures of meal, and it was all leavened.

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Cross references

“like”

Matthew 13:33

Matthew 13:33 · BSB

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.”

“till”

1 Corinthians 5:6 Proverbs 4:18 John 4:14 John 15:2 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 1:9–11

1 Corinthians 5:6 · BSB

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

Proverbs 4:18 · BSB

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

John 4:14 · BSB

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 15:2 · BSB

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

Philippians 1:6 · BSB

being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:9–11 · BSB

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

22Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.

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