Luke 13:21

Luke 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
• New International Version (NIV)It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened."
• New King James Version (NKJV)It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

Context of Luke 13:21

19It is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches. 20And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened. 22And he went through one city and village after another, teaching, and journeying to Jerusalem. 23And one said to him, Sir, [are] such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

Luke 13:21 word by word

ὁμοία ἐστὶν ζύμῃ ἣν λαβοῦσα γυνὴ ἐνέκρυψεν εἰς ἀλεύρου σάτα τρία ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον.¶Read the interlinear

• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• leavenζύμηzumē · leavenG2219
• womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• hidκρύπτωkruptō · to hideG2928
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• leavenedζυμόωzumoō · to leavenG2220

Cross-references for Luke 13:21

• Matthew 13:33He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.
• Job 17:9But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.
• Psalms 92:13Those that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God:
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
• Hosea 6:3and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.
• John 4:14but whosoever drinks of the water which I shall give him shall never thirst for ever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life.
• John 15:2[As to] every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and [as to] every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.
• 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting [is] not good. Do ye not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
• Philippians 1:6having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly: and your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• James 1:21Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Commentaries on Luke 13:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Like leaven - See this explained, Matthew 13:33; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-21Verses 18-21 See these parables explained in the notes at Matthew 13:31-32.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 Here is the progress of the gospel foretold in two parables, as in Mt 13. The kingdom of the Messiah is the kingdom of God. May grace grow in our hearts; may our faith and love grow exceedingly, so as to give undoubted evidence of their reality. May the example of God's saints be blessed to those among whom they live; and may his grace flow from heart to heart, until the little one becomes a thousand.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21It is like the leaven: Leaven (or yeast) can represent evil (see 12:1; 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9). But here it shows the positive, spreading, and transforming power of the kingdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-3018-21. mustard seed ... leaven--(See on Mr 4:30-32). The parable of "the Leaven" sets forth, perhaps, rather the inward growth of the kingdom, while "the Mustard Seed" seems to point chiefly to the outward. It being a woman's work to knead, it seems a refinement to say that "the woman" here represents the Church, as the instrument of depositing the leaven. Nor does it yield much satisfaction to understand the "three measures of meal" of that threefold…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:21

• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Leaven (Yeast)
• Regeneration

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Measure
• Nay
• Repent
• Jesus Christ
• Leaven
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Parable

Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings