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yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
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From Small Seed to Great Kingdom
Commentators unanimously agree that the core message is the contrast between the kingdom of God's humble, seemingly insignificant beginnings and its eventual immense size and influence. As one scholar puts it, we should not judge the significance of the kingdom by the size of its beginning.
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Groweth up (αναβαινε). Matthew 13:32 When it is grown (οταν αυξηθη).
Under the shadow t…
19th Century
Anglican
I. It is like a grain of mustard seed.—See Notes on Matthew 13:31-32.
Slight variations in this report are:
This is the third and last of the parables about the seed sown. The mustard seed was proverbial for its smallness but when grown, it becomes a huge…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But when it is sown, it grows up So the Gospel, when it was preached, it spread notwithstanding all the opposition m…
Presbyterian
These declarations were intended to draw the disciples' attention to the word of Christ. By His instructing them in this way, they were enabled to …
