Matthew 13:31-32·~1 min
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Jesus compares the kingdom to a mustard seed planted in a field.
H31e put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
The smallest seed becomes a large plant that shelters birds.
32Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Section summaryThe kingdom begins like a tiny seed and grows into a large plant that gives shelter. Jesus uses the smallest starting point to describe unexpected scale.
Role in the chapterThis brief parable shows growth that far exceeds its beginning.