Focused Passage

Matthew 13:31-35

The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment

Matthew moves from public parabolic teaching beside the lake, to private explanation with the disciples, to more kingdom parables, to fulfillment of hidden speech, to further private explanation, to parables of kingdom worth and final judgment, to the disciples’ responsibility as trained scribes, and finally to hometown rejection.

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

31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

33He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

He put beforeπαρέθηκενG3908Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralanotherἌλληνG243Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularparableπαραβολὴνG3850Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὉμοίαG3664Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singulara mustardσινάπεωςG4615Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularseedκόκκῳG2848Noun - Dative Masculine SingularthatὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singulara manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartookλαβὼνG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] plantedἔσπειρενG4687Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularfieldἀγρῷG68Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 32

Original words

AlthoughμένG3303ConjunctionitG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] smallestμικρότερονG3398Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparativeof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralseedsσπερμάτωνG4690Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralyetδὲG1161Conjunction-ὅτανG3752Conjunctionit grows intoαὐξηθῇG837Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe largestμεῖζονG3173Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralgarden plantsλαχάνωνG3001Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbecomesγίνεταιG1096Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singulara treeδένδρονG1186Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularso thatὥστεG5620ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbirdsπετεινὰG4071Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularairοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctionnestκατασκηνοῦν*G2681Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722PrepositionitsαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralbranchesκλάδοιςG2798Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 33

Original words

He toldἐλάλησενG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralstill anotherἌλληνG243Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularparableπαραβολὴνG3850Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὉμοίαG3664Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularleavenζύμῃG2219Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthatἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singulara womanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singulartook [and]λαβοῦσαG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularmixedἐνέκρυψενG1470Verb - 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
Verse 34

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularspokeἐλάλησενG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralthese thingsΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιςG3793Noun - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionparablesπαραβολαῖςG3850Noun - Dative Feminine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe did not tell them anythingἐλάλειG2980Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwithout usingχωρὶςG5565Prepositiona parableπαραβολῆςG3850Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 35

Original words

SoὅπωςG3704Conjunctionwas fulfilledπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularwhatτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularwas spokenῥηθὲνG2046Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-λέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularI will openἈνοίξωG455Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmouthστόμαG4750Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionparablesπαραβολαῖςG3850Noun - Dative Feminine PluralI will utterἐρεύξομαιG2044Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singularthings hiddenκεκρυμμέναG2928Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralsinceἀπὸG575Preposition[the] foundationκαταβολῆςG2602Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[of the] worldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 78:2 (see also LXX); SBL, NE, and WH do not include of the world.

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