Luke 13:18-19·~1 min
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Jesus asks what the kingdom of God is like and answers with a mustard seed planted in a garden. The seed grows into a tree, and birds nest in its branches.
T18hen Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? 19It 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.”
Section summaryJesus compares the kingdom to a mustard seed planted in a garden. What begins tiny grows into a tree large enough for birds to settle in its branches.
Role in the chapterThis short image shows the kingdom’s growth from small beginning to broad shelter. The expansion is quiet but unmistakable.