KJV King James Version
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
WEB World English Bible
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
ASV American Standard Version
It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
YLT 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.’
Surrounding context — Luke 13
18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁμοίαG3664 · homoioslikeἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beζύμῃG2219 · zumēleavenἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichλαβοῦσαG2983 · lambanōto takeγυνὴG1135 · gunēwomanεἰςG1519 · eistowardἀλεύρουG224 · aleuronflourσάταG4568 · satonseahτρίαG5140 · treisThreeἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐζυμώθηG2220 · zumoōto leavenὅλον.¶G3650 · holosall
Cross-references
Matthew 13:33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.1 Corinthians 5:6Your glorying [is] not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.1 Thessalonians 5:23-24And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:9-11And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:James 1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.Psalm 92:13-14Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.Hosea 6:3Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.
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