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Berean Standard Bible

“He 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.””

Matthew 13:33

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This is one of the shortest parables of Jesus, told right after the mustard seed and part of a pair with it. A woman takes leaven, or yeast, and mixes it into a very large amount of flour.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He 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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”

King James Version (KJV)

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Another simile spoke he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Otra parábola les dijo: El reino de los cielos es semejante á la levadura que tomó una mujer, y escondió en tres medidas de harina, hasta que todo quedó leudo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y les dijo también:«El reino de los cielos es como la levadura que una mujer toma para hacer pan. Luego la mezcla con tres medidas de harina, y leuda toda la masa».

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