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A tree (δενδρον). "Not in nature, but in size" (Bruce). "An excusable exaggeration in popular discourse."
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
The kingdom of heaven.
It means here either piety in a renewed heart or the church. In either case, the commencement is small. In t…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The least of all seeds — The description is, of course, popular and need not be pressed with microscopical exactness.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Mustard seed is the least of all seeds in proportion to what comes from it, but it has a special life in it and therefore it produces such great gr…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: Since the Lord had said above that three parts of the seed perish and only one is preserved—and of that o…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The mustard seed is “the smallest of all your seeds,” but it becomes a large tree—large in comparison with the tiny seed and large enough for birds…
John Gill
JohnGill
Which indeed is the least of all seeds
So mustard with the Jews F21, is called (Mye…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The purpose of the parable of the seed sown is to show that the beginnings of the gospel would be small, but its eventual outcome would be a great …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Previously, the Lord showed the obstacles to the Gospel's teaching through two parables. However, because someone might say: ‘If the teaching is hi…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson