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 Living Translation (NLT)It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”

Context of Luke 13:21

19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested 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 till it was all leavened.” 22And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• It isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• likeὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
• leavenζύμηzumē · leavenG2219
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• and hidἐγκρύπτωegkruptō · to mixG1470
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• measuresσάτονsaton · seahG4568
• of mealἄλευρονaleuron · flourG224
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• was leavenedζυμόωzumoō · to leavenG2220

Cross-references for Luke 13:21

• Matthew 13:33Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”
• Job 17:9Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
• Psalms 92:13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
• Hosea 6:3Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
• John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
• John 15:2Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
• 1 Corinthians 5:6Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
• Philippians 1:6being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• James 1:21Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive 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