Mark 4:30-33

30And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of 1God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

31As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

32and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,