After finishing his instructions to his twelve disciples, Jesus left that place, in order to teach and to preach in the neighboring cities.

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.

He told them another parable. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened."