Matthew 13:31-35

31He presented another parable to them, saying, “1The kingdom of heaven is like 2a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that 3the birds of the 4air come and nest in its branches.”

33He spoke another parable to them, “5The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in 6three 7pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”

34All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them 8without a parable. 35This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: “9I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”