Focused Passage

Luke 13:18-21

Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door

Jesus turns questions about judgment into a summons to repentance, displays kingdom mercy over legalistic resistance, teaches the hidden growth and narrow entrance of the kingdom, and laments Jerusalem’s refusal to receive him.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

19It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

20Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

21It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

Matthew 13:31BSB references Mark 4:30BSB references Matthew 13:24Classic cross-references Luke 17:21Classic cross-references Mark 4:31Classic cross-references

Original words

ThenοὖνG3767Conjunction[Jesus] askedἜλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularWhatΤίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularlikeὁμοίαG3664Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionTo whatτίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularcan I compareὁμοιώσωG3666Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Luke 17:6Classic cross-references Daniel 4:12Classic cross-references Daniel 2:44Classic cross-references Daniel 4:21Classic cross-references Ezekiel 17:22Classic cross-references

Original words

It isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὁμοίαG3664Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvκόκκῳG2848Noun - Dative Masculine Singulara mustard seedσινάπεωςG4615Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularthatὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singulara manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvλαβὼνG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartossedἔβαλενG906Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionhisἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargardenκῆπονG2779Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionIt grewηὔξησενG837Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbecameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519Prepositiona treeδένδρονG1186Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralbirdsπετεινὰG4071Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularairοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularnestedκατεσκήνωσενG2681Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionitsαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralbranchesκλάδοιςG2798Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

Verse 20

Cross-references

Matthew 13:33BSB references Matthew 13:24Classic cross-references Luke 13:18Classic cross-references

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAgainπάλινG3825AdverbHe askedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTo whatΤίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularcan I compareὁμοιώσωG3666Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Matthew 13:33Classic cross-references Galatians 5:9Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 5:6Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:23Classic cross-references James 1:21Classic cross-references

Original words

It isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὁμοίαG3664Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularleavenζύμῃG2219Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthatἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singulara womanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulartookλαβοῦσαG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular[and] mixedἔκρυψενG2928Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionthreeτρίαG5140Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralmeasuresσάταG4568Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof flourἀλεύρουG224Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularuntilἕωςG2193PrepositionallὅλονG3650Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularof itοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas leavenedἐζυμώθηG2220Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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