Mark 4:30-33

30Jesus said, ‘I will tell you another story about the kingdom of God. This story shows what the kingdom of God is like.

31It is like this: A man takes a seed of the plant called mustard. He plants it in the soil. It is smaller than any other seed that people plant in the soil.

32But when it starts to grow, it becomes bigger than the largest bush. It will have big branches. Then the birds will come and they will live there. They will build their nests in the shade of the branches.’

33Jesus taught God's message to the people. He used many stories like these. He told the people as much as they could understand.