Mustard Seed

Tiny seed used by Jesus for a kingdom metaphor: small beginnings with outsized growth.

Scripture

Matthew 13:31

31 He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

Mark 4:31

31 It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

Luke 13:19

19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."

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