Matthew 13:31-32 - The Parable Of The Mustard Seed

³¹ He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. ³² Although it is the smallest of all seeds, when it is fully grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, and the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches."

³⁰ He was also saying, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it? ³¹ It's like a mustard seed planted in the ground. Although it's the smallest of all the seeds on earth, ³² when it's planted it comes up and becomes larger than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that the birds in the sky can nest in its shade."

³³ With many other parables like these, Jesus kept speaking his message to them according to their ability to understand. ³⁴ He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.

¹⁸ So Jesus went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to? ¹⁹ It is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."