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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

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

19 It 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.”

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

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

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction [Jesus] asked Ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular What Τίνι G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular like ὁμοία G3664 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction To what τίνι G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular can I compare ὁμοιώσω G3666 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

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

Original words

It is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὁμοία G3664 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv κόκκῳ G2848 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular a mustard seed σινάπεως G4615 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular that ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular a man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv λαβὼν G2983 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular tossed ἔβαλεν G906 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition his ἑαυτοῦ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular garden κῆπον G2779 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction It grew ηὔξησεν G837 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction became ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition a tree δένδρον G1186 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural birds πετεινὰ G4071 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular air οὐρανοῦ G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular nested κατεσκήνωσεν G2681 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition its αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural branches κλάδοις G2798 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

Verse 20

Cross-references

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

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction Again πάλιν G3825 Adverb He asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular To what Τίνι G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular can I compare ὁμοιώσω G3666 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

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

Original words

It is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὁμοία G3664 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular leaven ζύμῃ G2219 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular that ἣν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular a woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular took λαβοῦσα G2983 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular [and] mixed ἔκρυψεν G2928 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition three τρία G5140 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural measures σάτα G4568 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of flour ἀλεύρου G224 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular until ἕως G2193 Preposition all ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular of it οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular was leavened ἐζυμώθη G2220 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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