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

³¹ He set forth to them another parable, saying. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard-seed which a man took and planted in his field. ³² "This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."

³⁰ "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God?" he said again. "in what parable shall we set it forth? ³¹ It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the soil, is the smallest seed in the world; ³² yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant, sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow."

³³ With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it; ³⁴ and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables. But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples.

¹⁸ This led him to say. "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? ¹⁹ "It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his own garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches."